Americans in Iran prison plan marriage proposal in yard
Shane Bauer proposed with a ring fashioned from shirt threads in Tehran's Evin Prison as his friend Josh Fattal waited nearby. The couple and their friend have been detained since last July after hiking near the Iraq Iran border. The mothers say they will marry when released and hope for humanitarian grounds or a prisoner swap. Public concerns over Iran's nuclear program and limited access to Tehran lawyers add to the families' anxiety.
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Cindy Hickey
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Josh Fattal
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Hickey
Tehran
Evin
Fattal
Shourd
Washington
University of California At Berkeley
Kurdistan
Nora Shourd
Oakland
Calif
Minnesota
Laura Fattal
Philadelphia
GOP candidates lead in Albuquerque poll amid ads dispute
Weir and Martinez top a five person GOP primary, holding 31 and 30 percent support respectively in a May 16 Albuquerque Journal poll. Domenici Jr., Turner, and Arnold-Jones trail with 10, 6, and 3 percent. about a quarter are undecided.
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Martinez
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Albuquerque Journal
Albuquerque
Pete Domenici Jr
Doug Turner
Janice Arnold-Jones
BP faces pressure over handling of Deepwater Horizon spill
At a White House briefing officials questioned why the government cannot assert more control as BP battles to stop the April 20 offshore well blowout. BP plans a risky top kill 5000 feet underwater while federal officials pledge ongoing oversight and possible intervention if needed.
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White House
Louisiana
Tony Hayward
Heroin's reach widens as purity rises in U S markets
The AP reports heroin purity has climbed from about 5 percent to 50–80 percent as Mexican processing expands. Dealers market cheap, powerful doses to teens and suburban users, with deaths rising nationwide and seizures at the border quadrupling from 2008 to 2009. Authorities cite Canada and U S data, including cases in Missouri and Minnesota, and note danger from snorting or smoking high potency heroin.
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Carol Falkowski
Alcohol and
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Chicago
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Medina
Don Pepe
Michoacan
la Familia Cartel
San Diego
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Los Angeles
Interstate 5
Tom Lorenz
Oregon
Karen Gunson
Oil Spill Bill Proposes $5 Billion Liability Cap Increase
BP executives told Congress they would pay all legitimate claims but the fund needs upfront money to respond and clean up spills. The Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund holds about $1.5 billion. current law allows $1 billion per incident. The bill would raise the cap to $5 billion, drawing mixed reactions from industry groups and lawmakers. BP said response costs reached about $760 million.
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Christopher Guith
Chamber
Energy Institute
Cathy Landry
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