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How Safe Are Cosmetics?
New Bill Aims to Find Out

The average American uses about 10 personal care products a day, exposing us to at least 100 chemicals, many of which have been linked to adverse health effects. Right now, the FDA has no legal power to do anything about it. But legislation introduced today would change that.

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What Congress Bought Itself With Your $1 Billion

Ernie Smith | AOL News

For starters: Piles of plane tickets, bottled water, and $317,000 worth of new drapes. But those are just some of the eye-opening details that emerged when AOL News dug into the House’s expense reports. Learn more about this series.

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Peter Andrew Bosch, Miami Herald / MCT Delays Feared

BP Races to Stanch Oil Spill as Bad Weather Threatens

By Hugh Collins and Lauren Frayer | AOL News

Efforts to plug the well could be delayed as much as two weeks by a storm system approaching the Gulf of Mexico.
Opinion: Hey America, Give BP a Break

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USDA Saying Sorry

Administration Apologizes, Offers to Rehire Sherrod

By Lisa Flam | AOL News

An embarrassed Obama administration apologizes to the ousted USDA official and the agriculture secretary offers to rehire her.

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WikiLeaks 'Snitch' Hacker Faces Wrath of His Peers

By Sanjiv Bhattacharya | AOL News

After helping the feds nab a fellow hacker, Adrian Lamo has attracted a legion of haters. At a recent conference, he met them head-on.

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White House Chefs Get New Hat to Wear: Policy Adviser

By Dave Thier | AOL News

The Obamas' private chef, Sam Kass, isn't the only culinary pro getting a higher political profile these days.

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British PM Brings the Funk With Graffiti Gift for Obama

By Theunis Bates | AOL News

For his D.C. visit this week, Prime Minister David Cameron came toting the work of a London graffiti artist for the president.

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Opinion: Why Are So Many Mourning a Terrorist?

By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Special to AOL News

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach wonders why literate Westerners are grieving over Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah's death?

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Identity thieves have become savvier than ever. The Internet has created a digital society where a new breed of criminals prowl to collect sensitive information either from a third party or straight from the victims themselves.

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Change Index: Obama's 5 Most Far-Reaching Accomplishments to Date
With the signing of Wall Street Reform, Barack Obama added to the list of legislative accomplishments he has compiled in his first year and a half as...
ATF Defends Agent Facing Virgin Islands Murder Rap
(July 21) -- From Capitol Hill to the Caribbean, a controversy is growing over a decision by Virgin Islands officials to charge a federal agent with...
Full-Body Security Scanners: Coming Soon to an Airport Near You
Why Are Hundreds of Penguins Washing Up Dead on Brazil's Shores? 3 Leading Theories
About 500 penguins have been found dead or barely surviving on the shores of Peruibe, Praia Grande and Itanhaem beaches in Sao Paulo state. And no...
Cops Closing in on Suspect in Mom-Daughter Slayings
(July 21) -- Authorities in Prince Georges County, Md., are investigating whether an unnamed person of interest in two mother-daughter homicides...
The Effects of a Sarah Palin Endorsement (or Lack Thereof)
Whether its her thoughts on marijuana, her feelings on the proposed mosque near ground zero or just who she plans to vote for in November, Sarah...
Connecticut Judges Rules Cheerleading Is Not a Sport
HARTFORD, Conn. (July 21) -- Competitive cheerleading is not an official sport that colleges can use to meet gender-equity requirements, a federal...
White House Chefs Get New Hat to Wear: Policy Adviser
(July 21) -- When news broke that White House chef Sam Kass had been given the title senior policy adviser for healthy food initiatives, most...
Top US General in Iraq Uses Facebook to Fight Imposters
(July 21) -- The top U.S. general in Iraq says hes using his Facebook page to combat scammers who have impersonated him online. Army Gen. Ray...
Federal Judge Rules Cheerleading Is Not a Sport
(July 21) -- Competitive cheerleading is not an official sport that colleges can use to meet gender-equity requirements, a federal judge ruled...
WikiLeaks 'Snitch' Hacker Faces Wrath of His Peers
(July 21) -- The wanted-dead-or-alive posters described him as a rat bastard. Then there was the spitting and name-calling, things like Snitch! ...
Avandia Update: FDA Holds Study, Experts Predict Plummeting Sales
Elvis Autopsy Tools Up for Auction
(July 22) -- Elvis Presley was known as the King of Rock n Roll, and soon the medical instruments used to perform his autopsy and embalming will be...
Statue of Liberty Briefly Evacuated Due to Smoke Alarm
The account of National Park and Fire Department officials differs, but the latter confirmed that there was indeed a minor malfunction in an elevator...
BP Races to Stanch Oil Spill as Bad Weather Threatens
(July 21) -- Bad weather could force BP to delay efforts to plug the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and reopen the oil well after a week of it being...
Republican Opposition Delays Final Senate Unemployment Extension Vote
Republican opposition to the unemployment extension has delayed a final vote in the Senate until late Wednesday.
Opinion: Why Are So Many Mourning a Terrorist?
(July 21) -- What are we to make of the outpouring of grief from highly credible Western news and diplomatic sources for the death -- lamentably of...
Administration Apologizes, Offers to Rehire Sherrod
(July 21) -- An embarrassed Obama administration apologized to Shirley Sherrod today, saying the black officials ouster from the USDA in the midst...
Financial Reform Bill Signed into Law: 5 Key Changes Outlined
President Barack Obama signed the sweeping financial reform bill into law today, ushering in the greatest reform of the financial system since the...
British PM Brings the Funk With Graffiti Gift for Obama
LONDON (July 21) -- The White House is home to a museums worth of fine art. Now a relatively unknown graffiti artist from south London looks set to...
Agriculture Secretary to Apologize to Shirley Sherrod
WASHINGTON (July 21) -- The White House says Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is reaching out to a black employee to apologize on behalf of the...
Study: Recession Tougher on Black Middle Class
(July 21) -- Middle-class black Americans dipped into their retirement accounts to stay afloat during the recession at a higher rate than their white...
Judge's Ruling Could Bring New Kafka Works to Light
(July 21) -- Unpublished manuscripts by Franz Kafka may soon be revealed now that a judge has ruled that safety deposit boxes holding the legendary...
Severe Turbulence Injures 25 on LA-Bound Flight
(July 21) -- A United Airlines flight was cruising at 34,000 feet toward Los Angeles with drinks sitting on tray tables when severe turbulence...