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BP claims new cap almost in place, but locals are wary
July 12, 2010"At this point, there have been so many ups and downs that everyone here is saying, 'we'll believe it when we see it'," said Keith Kennedy, a charter boat captain who works out of Venice, La.
Read moreRand Paul: mouthpiece for Wall Street
July 12, 2010Who is Rand Paul?
Read moreNAACP meet: health crisis is civil rights issue
July 12, 2010KANSAS CITY, Mo. - "We are fighting for the lives of a whole generation of children," Angela Glover Blackwell told the NAACP's 101st National Convention here July 10.
Read moreCheers for our side!
July 12, 2010Cheers and jeers: Frogs and workers? Texas turning blue? Republicans going Green? Obama a Communist? and more.
Read moreVerdict in Oscar Grant murder case met with protests
July 9, 2010OAKLAND, Calif. -A jury found former police officer Johannes Mehserle guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Oscar Grant III.
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