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In this file photo made Oct. 25, 2007, the BP (British Petroleum) logo is seen at a gas station in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) 

BP pushes feel-good Gulf story

Nearly 20 months after its massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, BP is pushing a slick nationwide public relations campaign to persuade Americans that the Gulf region has recovered.

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    A new report says shark attacks declined in the U.S. last year, but worldwide fatalities reached a two-decade high.

    Edwards campaign owes taxpayers but still spending

    Federal election officials say John Edwards owes taxpayers more than $2.1 million in public matching funds improperly received after he dropped his 2008 run

    Tip from boy, 8, leads to stolen plane

    The boy noticed a plane had just landed on a private airstrip. The child went to a computer, verified the tail's N-number was the same as the stolen aircraft,

    GOP vows to reverse Obama birth control policy

    Republicans vowed Wednesday to reverse President Barack Obama's new policy on birth control, lambasting the requirement that religious schools and hospitals

    Sweet Eats | Royal icing rules

    Royal icing is exactly what it claims to be. Royalty. But it is also just icing. The idea that decorating with royal icing is something you should leave to the

    Judge: Buy wife flowers, then take her to dinner

    A spat over forgetting to wish his wife a happy birthday landed a South Florida man in jail on domestic violence charges.

    28 more airports will test lower-hassle screening

    A new passenger screening program to make check-in more convenient for certain travelers is being expanded to 28 more major U.S. airports, the government said

    House approves line-item veto for president

    The Republican-led House has voted to give President Barack Obama and his successors the line-item veto, an authority to single out individual spending items

    House ready to consider insider trading ban

    Legislation that would ban insider trading by lawmakers and thousands of executive branch officials headed for what could be a more contentious debate in the

    US not considering arming Syrian opposition

    The White House said on Tuesday that the U.S. is not considering arming opposition groups in Syria, deflecting calls from some lawmakers to explore such a

    Video: Politicians say what?!

    The Republican presidential candidates are duking it out in Minnesota, Colorado, and Missouri Tuesday night.

    Wardrobe | Get rid of personal drama

    In my first meeting with Sola at the beginning of February, I was able to “get” something through our in-depth chat over coffee that I’d been struggling with

    CDC: Bread beats out chips as biggest salt source

    Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as salty junk food like potato chips.

    New Obama plan to help math, science teacher prep

    President Barack Obama called on Tuesday for millions of dollars in new funding to improve math and science education, an effort he said would be crucial to

    Bernanke cautions about budget shocks next year

    Ben Bernanke on Tuesday reiterated the Federal Reserve's plan to hold interest rates near record lows until at least late 2014.

    $16 house? Dallas area man evicted after squatting

    After paying $16 to file a one-page claim to an empty, $340,000 home in an upscale Dallas suburb, Kenneth Robinson moved in furniture, hung a "No Trespassing"

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