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SC Dems uphold US Senate primary shocker
By News on Jun 17, 2010
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SC Dems uphold US Senate primary shocker
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina Democratic Party officials on Thursday upheld a surprising U.S. Senate primary win by an unemployed military veteran, nixing a protest lodged by their favored candidate that could have required a new vote....
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BP chief says he wasn't in loop, enraging Congress
By News on Jun 17, 2010
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BP chief says he wasn't in loop, enraging Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Channeling the nation's anger, lawmakers pilloried BP's boss in a withering day of judgment Thursday for the oil company at the center of the Gulf calamity. Unflinching, BP chief executive Tony Hayward said he was out of the loop on decisions at the well and coolly asserted, "I'm not stonewalling."...
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BP oil exec accused of 'kicking can down the road'
By News on Jun 17, 2010
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BP oil exec accused of 'kicking can down the road'
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Chastened by heavy criticism, a grim-faced BP chief executive Tony Hayward insisted Thursday he was "devastated with this accident" in the Gulf of Mexico and denied shunning tough questions from Congress on the nation's worst oil spill....
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New claims for jobless benefits rise sharply
By News on Jun 17, 2010
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New claims for jobless benefits rise sharply
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of people filing new claims for jobless benefits jumped last week after three straight declines, another sign that the pace of layoffs has not slowed....
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Texas lawmaker accuses White House of BP shakedown
By News on Jun 17, 2010
Texas lawmaker accuses White House of BP shakedown
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A leading House Republican accused the White House Thursday of a "$20 billion shakedown" of oil giant BP by requiring the company to establish a huge fund to compensate those hurt by the Gulf Coast oil spill....
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