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Oil platform explodes, catches fire off La. coast; all 13 crew members are rescued from Gulf |
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Written by Alan Sayre, The Associated Press
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Thursday, September 02 2010, 3:12 PM |
 NEW ORLEANS - An oil platform exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast, the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months. All 13 crew members were rescued from the water in protective "Gumby suits."
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Chaplain killed in Afghanistan is 1st Army clergy killed in action since Vietnam |
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Written by Dan Elliott, The Associated Press
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Thursday, September 02 2010, 3:12 PM |
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DENVER - A chaplain killed in Afghanistan this week was the first Army clergyman killed in action since the Vietnam War, the military said Thursday.
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Venezuelan vice-president: government did not violate hunger striker's rights |
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Written by The Associated Press
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Thursday, September 02 2010, 3:11 PM |
 CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela never violated the rights of a farmer who died after lengthy hunger strikes, the country's vice-president said Thursday.
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Calderon urges Mexicans to support his drug war, says rising violence is price worth paying |
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Written by Alexandra Olson, The Associated Press
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Thursday, September 02 2010, 2:56 PM |
 MEXICO CITY - President Felipe Calderon tried to rally frustrated Mexicans behind his increasingly bloody drug war Thursday, saying he knows violence has surged under his watch, but arguing that it is the price of confronting powerful and brutal cartels.
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Coast Guard backs off earlier report of oil sheen from Gulf platform explosion off La. coast |
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Written by Alan Sayre, The Associated Press
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Thursday, September 02 2010, 2:52 PM |
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NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard is backing off its earlier report that an oil sheen about a mile long was spreading following a platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.
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