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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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BP tells feds key areas probed as Gulf spill cause

BP tells feds key areas probed as Gulf spill cause

Oil giant BP is focused on two key areas around the blown wellhead as it probes the cause of the unchecked Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the company said as it started to brief federal authorities on its internal investigation.

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