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Disasters

Sen. Klobuchar seeks to assure taxpayers don't pay for spill

Sen. Amy Klobuchar says there should be no limit on the amount of economic damages oil companies must pay to clean up spills or leaks.
by Laura Yuen

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Summer of oil looms for beleaguered Gulf Coast

Summer of oil looms for beleaguered Gulf Coast

This summer on the oil-stained Gulf Coast promises to be like no other.

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BP's top kill effort fails to plug Gulf oil leak

BP's top kill effort fails to plug Gulf oil leak

BP admitted defeat Saturday in its attempt to plug the Gulf of Mexico oil leak by pumping mud into a busted well, but said it's readying yet another approach to fight the spill after a series of failures.

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Obama visits Gulf, says residents 'are not alone'

Obama visits Gulf, says residents 'are not alone'

Intent on showing firm command of a deepening Gulf Coast crisis, President Barack Obama inspected a fouled beach, took in what he called "heartbreaking stories" of the catastrophe and declared "we're going to keep at it" until the America's largest-ever oil spill is stopped and cleaned up.

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Fishermen save teen who jumped into St. Croix

Stillwater police say fishermen rescued a distraught teen who jumped into the St. Croix River from a lift bridge.

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Pawlenty: Obama's BP declaration needed sooner

Prospective presidential candidate Gov. Tim Pawlenty is questioning the pace of the government's response to the BP oil spill, but says it is too soon to assign fault for the disaster.

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'Top kill' effort slowing oil leak but fix isn't done yet

'Top kill' effort slowing oil leak but fix isn't done yet

The Coast Guard says BP is having some success slowing the Gulf of Mexico oil leak by injecting mud but the fix isn't done yet.

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Survivor urges against driving drunk

In southeastern Minnesota, the only survivor of last year's deadly Memorial Day crash that killed five people near Rochester has been speaking this week about the dangers of drinking and driving.
by Cathy Wurzer and Elizabeth Baier

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