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Curses: 'BP' Joins 'Katrina' on a Shrimper Family's Bad Words List -



Hurricane Katrina - Gulf of Mexico - Weather Phenomena - Meteorology - Earth Sciences

New Majority: Afghanistan War Not Worth It - At 52 percent, criticism of the war has grown by 8 points since December.



Afghanistan - Asia - Warfare and Conflict - Afghanistan Civil War - War in Afghanistan

Obama Reminds Hampton Grads of Duty - President Obama traveled to southern Virginia today to deliver a commencement speech to Hampton University's newest crop of graduates. Addressing a crowd of roughly 1,000 awaiting their diplomas, Obama stressed the importance of their education not only as a tool in finding work but as a step toward being more responsible citizens.




Clues Suggest N. Korean Sub Sank Warship - Experts say NKorean sub likely sank SKorean warship, Seoul wonders how it was caught off-guard



Seoul - South Korea - Asia - Korea - Korean War

U.S. Hits Up Micronesia for War Recruits - Thousands of soldiers each year enlist in the U.S. Army from the small and impoverished Federated States of Micronesia. They hope for a better life, but often don't know the risks of being sent to Iraq and Afghanistan.



Federated States of Micronesia - United States - Micronesia - Oceania - United States Army

Tables Turned? Land Grab Targets Uncle Sam - In March, Gov. Gary Herbert (R) signed a controversial law authorizing the use of eminent domain to capture some of the millions of acres that the federal government owns here. The law was tailor-made to provoke a lawsuit, possibly reaching the US Supreme Court, and to inspire other Western states to enact similar legislation.



Eminent domain - Law - Government - Supreme Court of the United States - Federal government of the United States

Psychic Hot Line Secrets: Clairvoyance or Hoax? - Former psychic hotline employee Mark Edward reveals the secret tricks psychics use to deceive their customers.



Psychic - Paranormal - Clairvoyance - Readings - Via Phone

'Iron Man 2' Blasts Past Original With $133.6M - 'Iron Man 2' soars with $133.6M domestic debut, for fifth-biggest opening weekend of all time



Ironman - Movie - Arts - Animation - Iron Giant The

Heidi Montag May Want More Plastic Surgery - Heidi Montag wants more plastic surgery? A third breast augmentation may be in the cards for the reality TV star and burgeoning singer, according to reports from her husband, Spencer Pratt. Pratt told Life & Style Magazine that Montag wants to increase the size of her breast implants from 700 cc's to 800 cc's within the next two months and an insider told the mag that she wants to film the procedure for a new TV show the reality star duo have pitched to cable networks E! and Oxygen.




Oakland's Braden Is Perfect Against Rays - Dallas dazzles: A's Braden pitches majors' first perfect game of year against Tampa Bay




WATCH: Loose Goose Leads to Heartbreak - A male goose in Texas behaves differently since its mate flew the coop.



Television - Art - Programs - Dramas - Third Watch

WATCH: Roundtable: Times Square Terror - George Will, John Podesta, Shelby Steele and Robin Wright.



Time Square - United States - Counties - Robin Wright - Connecticut

WATCH: Roundtable: The Miranda Debate - George Will, John Podesta, Shelby Steele and Robin Wright.



John Podesta - United States - Counties - Robin Wright - Social Sciences

WATCH: Greenroom: Political Outlook - George Will, John Podesta, Shelby Steele and Robin Wright.



United States - Shelby Steele - Counties - Shelby - Robin Wright

Just Like 1952? Betty White Tears It Up on Live TV as 'SNL' Host - White continues improbable comeback at 88 -- leaving 'em laughing on SNL.



Betty White - Saturday Night Live - Golden Girl - Facebook - Television

Best-Paying Jobs For Women - The best-paying jobs for women, according to Forbes.



Forbes - Women - People - Science and Technology - Arts and Entertainment

Irish Family Seeks Help From America for Their Dying Children - After both their children were diagnosed with a fatal disease, a husband and wife living in County Kerry, have begun fundraising to bring their babies to the United States for clinical trials that just may save their lives.



United States - County Kerry - Irish people - Clinical trial - Ethnicity

Holder: 'Pakistani Taliban Was Behind the Attack' - Attorney General Eric Holder sits down with Jake Tapper on ABC's "This Week."



Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan - United States - Al-Qaeda - Terrorism - Taliban

Seattle Man Survives 30-Year CP Misdiagnosis - Ed Impala of Seattle, Wash., was misdiagnosed with cerebral palsy for decades before discovering effective treatment for what really had immobilized him.




Tea Party Power: Who's Next After Utah? - The Tea Party movement has tossed out an incumbent conservative Republican senator in Utah, and has many more incumbent Republicans in its sights this midterm election year.




Volcano Returns: Ash Again Disrupting Flights - Volcanic ash forces closure of airports across Europe, causes delays in trans-Atlantic traffic



Portugal - Spain - Italy - Travel and Tourism - Lodging

Big Brother: The Worth of Surveillance Cameras - After Times Square bombing attempt, security camera debate is revived.



Closed-circuit television - March 6 2008 Times Square bombing - Arts - Television - Programs

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WATCH: Setbacks on the Gulf - Containing the oil leak is proving more difficult than expected.



Gulf of Mexico - Business - Oil spill - BP - Energy

WATCH: The Ash Is Back - Iceland volcano continues to cause problems for airports around the world.



Volcano - Earth Science - Natural Disasters and Hazards - Volcanoes - Iceland

WATCH: Listen to Your Mother - Story Corps and PBS create animated shorts of people interviewing their mothers.



Public Broadcasting Service - Parenting - Mother - Home - Family