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 Chavez's base, the poor, wobbles as election looms
| CARACAS, Venezuela - On a hilltop overlooking Caracas, dozens of shacks made of wood scraps and corrugated zinc have risen among tall weeds - a new slum tacked on to an old one as the poor face hard... (photo: AP / Fernando Llano) Herald Tribune
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 Patrick McEnroe Resigns as US Davis Cup Captain
| Filed at 12:27 p.m. ET | NEW YORK (AP) -- Patrick McEnroe resigned as U.S. Davis Cup captain after 10 years on Monday and will leave after the Americans' playoff against Colombia this month. | McEnr... (photo: Creative Commons / robbiesaurus) The New York Times
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 Oil higher as stocks rise, Europe worries ease
| NEW YORK - Oil prices followed stocks higher today, as worries about European debt problems eased and buyers returned to the market. | Benchmark crude for October deliv... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Houston Chronicle
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 Energy drinks may give young sports teams an edge, study says
--> | Consuming energy drinks during team sports could help young people perform better, a study suggests. | Sports scientists found that 12-14 year olds can play for lon... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) PhysOrg
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 Brain cells determine obesity -- not lack of willpower: study
--> | An international study has discovered the reason why some people who eat a high-fat diet remain slim, yet others pile on the weight. | The study, led in Australia b... (photo: WN / Yolanda) PhysOrg
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 BP dishes out blame aplenty for oil spill
| NEW ORLEANS - Oil giant BP PLC laid much of the blame for the rig explosion and the massive Gulf of Mexico spill on workers at sea, other companies and a complex series... (photo: AP / Judi Bottoni) Herald Tribune
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 BP oil leak report: blame shared for rig disaster
| A report into the BP oil rig blast which killed 11 people and cost billions in compensation and clean up costs shares blame for "sequence of failures" which led to the ... (photo: US Coast Guard / PO1 Thomas Blue) Channel 4
Maritime Oil Photos Pollution Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon oil spill |
 BP shares move higher ahead of Gulf report
| LONDON - Shares in BP PLC moved higher on Wednesday ahead of the release of the company's internal report on the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and after a ... (photo: AP / Mary Altaffer) The State
Company Oil Spill Photos US Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon oil spill |
 BP to publish internal investigation into Gulf oil leak
BP is to release an internal investigation into the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the worst ecological catastrophe in recent US history. | The investigation has taken ... (photo: AP / Patrick Semansky) BBC News
Disaster Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Photos Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon oil spill |
