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No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire: Coast Guard

Domestic News from Reuters - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 10:18pm
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an oil spill, the Coast Guard said.
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Dooley, Corrigan spent more than they raised in the last campaign finance reporting period

St. Charles News from STLToday.com - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 9:09pm
St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley, a Democrat, and Bill Corrigan, his Republican rival, spent more money than they collected in the last days before the Aug. 3 primary and the first days of th
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Hurricane Earl closes in on East Coast

Domestic News from Reuters - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 8:58pm
HATTERAS ISLAND, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl began to strafe North Carolina's barrier islands with dangerous surf and winds on Thursday as it spun parallel to the U.S. East Coast on a northward trek toward New England and Canada.
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Bumpy economy cited as helping improve U.S. roads

Domestic News from Reuters - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 8:43pm
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - One upside of the worst U.S. economic slump since the Great Depression is that with fewer motorists on the road, the nation's highways are less congested and in better shape, a study said on Thursday.
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Jury hits Ford Motor Co with $131 million verdict

Domestic News from Reuters - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 7:49pm
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A Mississippi jury ordered Ford Motor Co to pay $131 million to the family of a man who died while driving an Explorer, an attorney for the family said on Thursday.
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Humane Society offers adoption deal

St. Charles News from STLToday.com - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 7:39pm
The Humane Society of Missouri is offering adult cats and dogs for adoption for a reduced adoption fee over the holiday weekend.
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S.Korea Kia recalls some Soul, Sorento vehicles

Domestic News from Reuters - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 7:31pm
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's No. 2 automaker Kia Motors said on Friday that it had started a recall of some Soul and Sorento vehicles sold worldwide because of a fire hazard.
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Hurricane Earl closes in on East Coast

Domestic News from Reuters - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 6:56pm
HATTERAS ISLAND, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl began to strafe North Carolina's barrier islands with dangerous winds and surf on Thursday as it spun parallel to the U.S. East Coast on a northward trek toward New England and Canada.
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Two arrested, charged in robberies and thefts at Hostess store in St. Louis

St. Charles News from STLToday.com - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 6:00pm
The two are also charged in previous crimes at the store.
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No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire: Coast Guard

Domestic News from Reuters - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 5:42pm
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an oil spill, the Coast Guard said.
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Doctors Patrick and Elizabeth White honored for work to end homelessness

St. Charles News from STLToday.com - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 5:29pm
WHITES' WALLS: Barnes Jewish Hospital instructors of medicine, doctors Patrick and Elizabeth White, were honored last night for their outstanding work in helping to end homelessness for women and chil
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EPA to issue more rules in climate fight

Domestic News from Reuters - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 5:17pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will roll out more regulations on greenhouse gases and other pollution to help fight climate change, but they will not be as strong as action by Congress, a senior administration official said.
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BP removes cap from Gulf well

Domestic News from Reuters - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 4:58pm
HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc said it removed a cap from equipment atop its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well on Thursday, the first of several steps in advance of plugging the leak for good.
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Warren schedule change stirs talk on consumer job

Domestic News from Reuters - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 4:25pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A last-minute change in the fall course schedule of Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren has fueled speculation the White House might soon nominate her to head the newly created U.S. consumer financial agency.
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Police reopen New York's Park Avenue

Domestic News from Reuters - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 4:25pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York police reopened Park Avenue in midtown Manhattan on Thursday afternoon after investigating a suspicious vehicle and declaring it safe.
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Prisoner alleges assault at hands of former county cop

St. Charles News from STLToday.com - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 4:22pm
Officer has since retired, charges yet to be filed
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Justice Department sues Arizona sheriff in immigration probe

Domestic News from Reuters - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 3:23pm
WASHINGTON/PHOENIX (Reuters) - The Justice Department on Thursday sued an Arizona sheriff for refusing to cooperate with its investigation into allegations he and his police force discriminate against Hispanics in his program to crack down on illegal immigrants.
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Brenda Talent tapped to lead Show-Me Institute

St. Charles News from STLToday.com - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 3:17pm
As he continues his fight against the city earnings tax, wealthy financier Rex Sinquefield has brought in a big name for his free-marker think tank.
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Unions, KC civic groups pressure Gov. Nixon on earnings tax

St. Charles News from STLToday.com - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 2:37pm
A coalition of Kansas City civic groups and statewide unions want him to oppose Proposition A.
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NY court dismisses case against Italian U.N. "biter"

Domestic News from Reuters - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 2:12pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed the case against a former U.N. employee accused of biting a U.N. security guard after complaining of nepotism at the world body.
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