“The Largest Cleanup Effort in U.S. History”
Following up on his press conference discussing the BP oil spill , the President travelled to the Gulf Coast to get another first-hand look at the progress and to be briefed by those on the ground.   At the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Grande Isle, Louisiana , the President [...]

U.S. toll passes 1,000 deaths in Afghanistan – Army News, news from Iraq, – Army Times
KABUL, Afghanistan — The American military death toll in Afghanistan surpassed 1,000 at a time when President Barack Obama’s strategy to turn back the Taliban is facing its greatest test — an ambitious campaign to win over a disgruntled population [...]

U.S. toll reaches 1,000 deaths in Afghanistan
More U.S. military deaths in the last 10 months of the Afghan war than in the first five years of the conflict. More boots on the ground than in Iraq.

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U.S. toll passes 1,000 deaths in Afghanistan war
The American military death toll in Afghanistan surpassed 1,000 at a time when President Barack Obama’s strategy to turn back the Taliban is facing its greatest test.

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U.S. Stocks Rally as China Reaffirms Its Support for Europe
May 27 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks surged as investors speculated that recent declines in equities are overdone and China affirmed its commitment to investing in Europe, allaying concern that the debt crisis will worsen.

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BP stops oil flow; slick worst in U.S. history
BP’s risky bid to plug a Gulf of Mexico well appeared to be working Thursday, but new data showed it was already the worst oil spill in U.S. history with a huge slick fouling the seas.

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Immigrants say old careers don’t transfer in U.S.
KANSAS CITY — When the news came, Charles Migwi Karugu had a vision of how life would be different once he arrived in America. He would build gleaming, beautiful buildings. He would find wealth and opportunity. He would turn his good luck and sterling education into the American [...]

Will U.S. Be ‘Exceptional’ in Textbooks?
Clashes among members of the Texas Board of Education over the content of students’ textbooks have come, in part, to focus on a once obscure intellectual concept — “American exceptionalism” — that has now seen the president of the United States weigh in.

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U.S. suffers from same afflictions now causing turmoil in Europe
There are several reasons why Americans should care about Europe’s unfolding debt and currency crisis. Currency crisis – Business – Financial Services – Financial Planning – Debt Consolidation

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Families of MEK Victims in Camp Ashraf, Iraq Want Same Visiting Rights as U.S. Detainee Families in Iran
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