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BP settlement: BP to get $4 billion for oil spill cleanup

BP settlement: Anadarko Petroleum Coro., which had a has 25 percent working interest in BP's Macondo Prospect, the site of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion, will pay BP $4 billion toward cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Kinder Morgan buys El Paso, creating natural gas behemoth

Kinder Morgan purchased rival pipeline operator El Paso Corp for $21 billion, creating what will be by far the country's largest pipeline distributor of natural gas.
Dan Wheldon IndyCar crash: Were racers driving recklessly?

Dan Weldon's death in a fiery 15-car crash on Sunday has left the motor sports world in shock. Could the crash have been avoided?
What's new in the GOP jobs plan?

Republicans are countering President Obama's jobs plan with a GOP jobs plan. But how much of the GOP jobs plan is really new?
Alabama immigration law blocked by federal appeals court

Alabama immigration law: The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals also blocked a part of the law that allows authorities to charge immigrants who do not carry documents proving their legal status.
Obama campaign raises $70m as Republicans spar

Obama campaign: Obama has been faced with declining poll numbers and a weakened economy during the summer, prompting the president to recently call himself the 'underdog' in the presidential race.
Zuccotti Park to be cleaned up and Wall Street protesters cleared out

Zuccotti Park has been occupied by Wall Street protesters for the last four weeks, but in a sudden turn of events they will have to vacate the park tomorrow morning and will not be allowed to return with their sleeping bags, tarps, tables, or other gear.
Fast and Furious scandal results in subpoena for Attorney General Holder

Fast and Furious scandal: A congressional investigative committee has subpoenaed US Attorney General Eric Holder and other government officials.
President Obama jobs bill fails to pass Senate

President Obama and others expected Republicans to vote against the jobs bill but Obama says, 'we can't take 'no' for an answer.'
First two weeks of NBA season canceled. Who's affected?

NBA commissioner David Stern announced the cancellation of the new season's first two weeks Monday night. Can NBA owners and the players association come together on a new CBA before more are lost?
Mitt Romney to get Chris Christie and his donors

Chris Christie is ready to back Mitt Romney, reports Fox News. Christie's financial donors have already shifted to Romney.
Hank Williams Jr.: His latest song slams Fox News and ESPN

Hank Williams Jr., in a new song, says Fox twisted his words. Last week, ESPN fired Hank Williams Jr. for likening Obama to Hitler.
Herman Cain, Mitt Romney tied for GOP lead in Virginia poll

Herman Cain and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney are tied at the top of the latest GOP candidate poll from Quinnipiac University.
Fact or fiction? No one on Wall Street went to jail for financial crisis

Who went to jail for malfeasance after the 2008 financial meltdown? DCDecoder looks at who was punished, who wasn't, and why.
Steve Wozniak recalls his friend, Steve Jobs

Steve Wozniak, who helped Steve Jobs found Apple in 1976, says 'he brought a lot of life to the world.'
Tony Parker earns minimum wage in Europe for a good reason

Tony Parker has taken a minimum wage job in France but he says it's a strategic move.
Hank Williams Jr. says his free speech rights violated in Hitler comment

Hank Williams Jr. says he left Monday Night Football for violating his free speech rights. ESPN says Monday Night Football doesn't need Hank Williams Jr. anymore.
Occupy Wall Street protests spread to Main Street

Occupy Wall Street protests spread to cities across the United States Thursday, including St. Louis, Dallas, San Francisco, and Philadelphia. Wall Street protestors were arrested in St. Louis.
Steve Jobs: Businessman, innovator, visionary

Steve Jobs passed on Wednesday. Steve Jobs was more than Apple's CEO, he helped make computers a household necessity and ushered in the iPod, iPhone and other must-have gadgets. Considered one of the greatest American CEOs of his generation, Steve Jobs' career path was a long, winding road that included several major hurdles.
Amanda Knox dealing with emotions and new-found freedom, dad says (video)

Amanda Knox is a strong person, according to her father. But the events of the past four years have taken an emotional toll on her.