NPR 2010-05-31

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NPR 2010-06-16

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NPR 2010-07-18

BP officials say they're encouraged by the way a cap is working to prevent more oil from gushing from a broken well in the Gulf of Mexico. Vice President Kent Wells says they're closely monitoring information on pressure and temperature since the wel

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CNN 2010-06-05

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NPR 2010-05-11

President Obama's latest nominee to the US Supreme Court, Elena Kagan, says she's grateful for what she called the honor of a lifetime. Mr. Obama says he chose Kagan in part because she understands that law is not an intellectual exercise, a thought

NPR 2010-07-11

Engineers using undersea robots have removed the containment cap on BP's gushing oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. The next step is to replace the cap with one that fits better. That will allow all of the oil to be funneled to tankers on the surface. B

NPR 2010-07-06

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NPR 2010-05-03

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