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Under the sand, BP oil hidden from easy cleanup

GULF SHORES (AP) — There’s a dirty secret buried under Gulf of Mexico beaches after cleanup workers scrape away the oil washing ashore. Walk to ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, July 7, 2010 11:28 pm

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Enviro groups stunned that govt ignoring 27K wells

Leading environmental groups and a U.S. senator on Wednesday called on the government to pay closer attention to more than 27,000 abandoned oil and gas ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, July 7, 2010 11:27 pm

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Alabama officials charting oil spill health concerns

MOBILE (AP) — Alabama Department of Public Health officials say dozens of people around the state have turned up in emergency rooms with complaints of ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, July 7, 2010 11:26 pm

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Anti-Byrne attack ads cause Ala. GOP accusations

MONTGOMERY (AP) — A Republican leader who worked with a top Democratic Party figure to run ads against GOP gubernatorial candidate Bradley Byrne has resigned ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, July 7, 2010 11:25 pm

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Arrest made in LA serial killing of 10 people

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A one-time police garage attendant suspected of killing 10 people and stumping detectives for more than two decades was finally arrested ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, July 7, 2010 11:13 pm

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Dow industrials climb 57 to break seven-day slide

NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrial average broke a seven-day slide Tuesday after traders sifted through the market for beaten-down stocks. The Dow ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, July 7, 2010 1:01 am

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Buffett hopes to boost Gulf spirits with concert

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (AP) — Singer Jimmy Buffett is just another mad Gulf Coast native when it comes to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, but ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, July 7, 2010 1:00 am

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Byrne, Bentley: No new taxes, cut costs

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s next governor will have to design the first state budgets without federal stimulus money, a potentially huge hole with political ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, July 7, 2010 12:58 am

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Oil seeps into New Orleans’ Lake Pontchartrain

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans, which managed to escape the oil from the BP spill for more than two months, can’t hide any longer. ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, July 7, 2010 12:56 am

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Bingo dominates talk as Demo runoff for AG nears

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — One of the biggest issues the next Alabama attorney general will face is unfolding in the state’s courts and on dusty ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, July 6, 2010 12:00 am

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