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New Threat Looms for Gulf
Seafood as Waters Reopen

As fishing bans are lifted, federal agencies stress that seafood caught in the Gulf of Mexico is safe to eat. But after three months of oil spill coverage, will anyone buy what's hauled in?
Plus: BP: Next 'Kill' Might Do the Trick | How 'Static Kill' Works
More: Concerns Over Oil Dispersants Linger

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Congress’s $604,000 Bottled Water Binge

Ernie Smith | AOL News

Another thing AOL News found in our audit of $2.6 million spent by the House on meals: Doughnuts have bipartisan appeal. Plus, see who chowed the most on the public dime.
The full $1 billion tab. | About this series.

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With Combat to End in Iraq, What's Been Accomplished?

By Andrea Stone | AOL News

President Obama says U.S. combat operations will end Aug. 31 in Iraq, but it's unlikely that debate over the war will stop anytime soon.
Plus: Obama Talks Iraq | Bloggers React

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Ethics Charges Filed Against Rep. Maxine Waters

By Patricia Murphy | Politics Daily

A House panel accuses the California Democrat, a senior member of the Financial Services Committee, of ethics violations.
More: What Did Rep. Waters Do Wrong?

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WikiLeaks Posts 'Insurance' File on Its Website

By Sharon Weinberger | AOL News

There are no reports of what is contained in the file, but the case involving the Afghan War Diary continues to get more mysterious.

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Israel Criticized for Ruling on Illegal Immigrant Kids

By Matthew Kalman | AOL News

While most of 1,200 children of illegal immigrants can stay, the government leaves the fate of hundreds unclear.

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Report: Iran Cool to Brazil's Asylum Offer in Stoning Case

By Dana Kennedy | AOL News

A newspaper close to the Tehran government calls the Brazilian president's offer to take in celebrated convict Sakineh Ashtiani "strange."

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Officials: Missing Ariz. Toddler Presumed Dead

By David Lohr | AOL News

Investigators looking for Sylar Newton, who went missing on July 25, say they believe the 2-year-old is dead. "It's heartbreaking."

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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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Peru Plague Outbreak Kills 1, Infects Dozens
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Lethal Gas Leaks Into Central China Coal Mine, Killing 9
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ACLU Sues Feds Over Detentions of Mentally Ill
(Aug. 2) -- The American Civil Liberties Union and other civil rights activists went to court late today seeking to force the federal government to...
What Did Maxine Waters Do Wrong? Top 3 Allegations of Ethics Committee
California Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters joins Charlie Rangel in getting cited for financial wrongdoing by the House ethics committee. But...
BP: Upcoming 'Kill' Attempt Might Do the Trick Alone
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Pa. Police Make Arrest in Toddler's Abduction, Slaying
(Aug. 2) -- Police today arrested 22-year-old Aaron Noyer in the slaying of 2-year-old Elizabeth Neimeic who was snatched from her bedroom in her...
Missing Woman's Mother Doubts Reported Vegas Sightings
(Aug. 2) -- The mother of Mitrice Richardson says she is skeptical of reports that the missing California woman has been spotted in Nevada and hopes...
New Threat Looms for Gulf Seafood as Waters Reopen
(Aug. 2) -- Fishing bans have been lifted off Louisiana and Florida. But after three months of coverage of the BP oil spill, will diners buy whats...
Gulf Oil Spill Update: Fishing Resumes in Pensacola, Dispersant Concerns Linger
FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg announced the reopening of commercial fishing in Floridas Pensacola region, but concerns about the effects of...
WikiLeaks Posts 'Insurance' File on Its Website
(Aug. 2) -- WikiLeaks, the source of some 90,000 leaked military documents, has uploaded a mysterious file marked insurance on its website.
Just in Time for Shark Week! Great Whites Sighted Off Cape Cod
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Does Counterfeit Toilet Paper Mean US Economy Is in the Crapper?
(Aug. 2) -- U.S. consumers are buying fewer knockoffs of expensive brands like Louis Vuitton and turning to more affordable brands like Angel Soft.
Yellow Submarine Finds River at the Bottom of the Sea
(Aug. 2) -- It sounds like the plot of a forgotten Beatles movie: A team of scientists sends a yellow submarine to the bottom of the sea and finds a...
Virginia Isn't for Obama Lovers: Pair of Rulings Escalates Key Political Fights
A quick guide to the escalating legal and political standoff between the commonwealth -- led by Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli -- and the White...
Is Bill Cosby Dead? No, But He'll Humor the Rumor to Push His iPhone App
For the second time this year, the Internet was roiling with rumors of Bill Cosbys death. This time, however, the comedian responded by pushing his...
The Economics of Extending Bush's Tax Cuts
(Aug. 2) -- Democrats do not plan on reversing the planned end date for President George W. Bushs tax cuts for the wealthy, which Republicans...
Report: Iran Cool to Brazil's Asylum Offer in Stoning Case
(Aug. 2) -- Irans government appears less than impressed by a surprising offer from the president of Brazil, one of Irans more important allies, to...
Australia's Family First Conservatives Team Up With Sex Party
(Aug. 2) -- Its said that politics makes for strange bedfellows. Australias ultra-conservative Family First has jumped into the sack with the...
Convicted Burglar Sues Captors Over Citizen's Arrest
(Aug. 2) -- Convicted burglar Michael Dupree is suing Anthony McKoy, the victim who helped police lock him up, over a rough citizens arrest.
Party Time! University of Georgia Tops Princeton Review's Debauchery Rankings
The Princeton Reviews annual survey of campus debauchery is out, giving some students and alumni of UGA, the University of Ohio, and DePauw a new...
Web-Addicted Chinese Teens Prone to Depression
A new study of Chinese teens has concluded that Internet addiction can trigger depression in formerly healthy teenagers. Its a conclusion that...
Missing Teen Home After Ordeal; Sex Offender Sought
(Aug. 2) -- Brittney Kustes, a 19-year-old Kentucky woman, is back home today recovering from injuries while police were searching for Roy Vernon...
BlackBerry Blackout in Middle East: RIM Not Backing Down
The United Arab Emirates announced it plans to limit the functionality of Research in Motions popular BlackBerry smart phones this fall. The company...
With Combat to End in Iraq, What's Been Accomplished?
(Aug. 2) -- President Barack Obama today signaled the beginning of the end of U.S. military involvement in Iraq, but it remains unlikely the formal...