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BP puts pressure on oil well, faces pressure in Congress

May 19, 2010 -- BP executives testified for a senate congressional panel Monday.

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Austin motel erupts in flames

May 17, 2010 -- Smoke billowed from America's Best Value Inn in Austin, Texas on Sunday.
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Taco Bell drive-through hands out $2000 deposit

May 17, 2010 -- A Taco Bell customer in Ohio received an unexpected gift instead of her burrito.
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President Karzai visits the White House

May 12, 2010 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai visited the White House for the first time since his re-election.
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Tornadoes rip through Oklahoma

May 12, 2010 -- Severe weather is striking the Midwest and hitting hard in central Oklahoma.
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Eleven-year-old heads to college

May 12, 2010 -- Instead of proceeding to middle school, 11-year-old Alex Jaeger prepares for college.
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Coast Guard fights oil spill in Gulf of Mexico

April 28, 2010 -- The U.S. Coast Guard is preparing to light what they say is one of the worst oil spills in the country's history on fire.
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U.S. prepares for its first offshore wind farm

April 28, 2010 -- The first offshore wind farm in the United States will be built off the coast of Cape Cod.
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World Leaders Gather in Washington for Nuclear Summit

April 12, 2010 -- Preventing the spread of nuclear weapons is the focus of a two-day summit in Washington.
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Health Care Reform Act to affect students

April 5, 2010 -- President Obama passed his $940 billion health care reform bill almost two weeks ago, but what does that mean for students?
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Perry clinches G.O.P. gubernatorial nomination

March 3, 2010 -- Texas has chosen its Republican gubernatorial candidate after heated campaigning leading up to last night's primary election.
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