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Eight ways $100 oil may affect you
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In Pictures: CATITUDE! The amazing world of cats
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/14
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In Pictures: Sticky mess: The Gulf oil spill's impact on nature
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/04
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Eight ways $100 oil may affect you
In recent weeks, the price of a barrel of oil has stayed at about $100 a barrel, and gasoline prices have been edging closer to $4 a gallon. The costs are apparently due to events half a world away, in the Middle East. Even though plenty of oil is around, there is fear of further disruptions, and consumers, business people, and politicians have all been making adjustments. Here are eight ways that higher energy prices are starting to affect America.
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In Pictures: CATITUDE! The amazing world of cats
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Six lessons from the BP oil spill
What the tragedy of the BP oil spill has taught us about regulations, technology, and how our energy diet must change.
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Gulf oil spill: BP worried about its own bid to capture more oil
The Coast Guard told BP to ramp up its collection efforts in the Gulf oil spill more quickly. BP detailed its plan late Sunday, but it also expressed doubts about success and safety.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/14
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Obama launches BP oil spill offensive
President Obama is touring the Gulf coast this week, will give a prime-time Oval Office address Tuesday, and hosts BP officials at the White House Wednesday.
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BP oil spill: Obama says BP is preparing for multibillion-dollar damage fund
BP oil spill: Obama said BP appeared ready to meet his demand for a multibillion-dollar, independently-run damage fund.
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Obama plans fourth tour of Gulf oil spill, Oval Office speech on disaster
When he returns to Washington on Tuesday evening Obama will use his first Oval Office speech as president to address the Gulf oil spill catastrophe.
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New weapon against BP oil spill: A jumbo jet
A Boeing 747 supertanker specially outfitted to spray oil dispersant is ready to fly over the BP oil spill.
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In Pictures: Sticky mess: The Gulf oil spill's impact on nature
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BP oil spill manages to mess up NASA's Space Shuttle launch
The massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is preventing NASA from transporting a Space Shuttle fuel tank from Louisiana to Florida.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/04
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Gustav evacuees still wary, and weary
Many who fled hurricane Gustav felt far more anxiety than during Katrina.
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Midwest floods may leave small towns smaller
Tiny Oakville, Iowa, is among those likely to lose residents, see tax base erode further.
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Floods engulf archaic levee system
The Midwest's patchwork of levees wasn't adequately monitored or maintained.
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Cottages are lightning rod in storm over Gulf's future look
Many Mississippi towns want the tiny homes gone by next spring, but some envision them as a cornerstone of the post-Katrina coast.
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Why a Gulf wetlands may become a city
Hurricane Katrina battered Bay St. Louis, Miss. Now, developers plan a condo city nearby.
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Recovery's worker bees bring different flavor to Gulf Coast
Mississippi's new moneyed class prefers monster trucks and jet skis to fine art.
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The new Gulf: Safe enough?
Post-Katrina building is booming. But conflict is rising over safety regs vs. economic needs.
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Recovery's worker bees bring different flavor to Gulf Coast
Mississippi's new moneyed class prefers monster trucks and jet skis to fine art.
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