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William weds Kate as billions watch — and hope (AP)

As bridesmaid Grace van Cutsem, left, covers her ears, Britain's Prince William kisses his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Royal Wedding in London Friday, April, 29, 2011.  (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP – With not one but two kisses and tender whispered words, Prince William and Kate Middleton smiled and blushed Friday as they started their life as future king and queen. A day of seamless pageantry inspired hopes that this royal couple might live happily ever after.


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AP IMPACT: US wasted billions in rebuilding Iraq (AP)

In this Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010 photo, a worker walks through the nearly-complete waste water treatment site in Fallujah, Iraq, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad. The system is almost finished — at a cost of more than three times the original estimate and four years past the initial deadline. This site is among hundreds of projects funded by U.S. taxpayers that remain abandoned or incomplete, wasting more than $5 billion, according to auditors. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP – A $40 million prison sits in the desert north of Baghdad, empty. A $165 million children’s hospital goes unused in the south. A $100 million waste water treatment system in Fallujah has cost three times more than projected, yet sewage still runs through the streets


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Analysis: US wasted billions in rebuilding Iraq (AP)

In this Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010 photo, a worker walks through the nearly-complete waste water treatment site in Fallujah, Iraq, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad. The system is almost finished — at a cost of more than three times the original estimate and four years past the initial deadline. This site is among hundreds of projects funded by U.S. taxpayers that remain abandoned or incomplete, wasting more than $5 billion, according to auditors. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP – A $40 million prison sits in the desert north of Baghdad, empty. A $165 million children’s hospital goes unused in the south. A $100 million waste water treatment system in Fallujah has cost three times more than projected, yet sewage still runs through the streets


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BP’s billions: How else could they spend it in Gulf?

As oil washes up on Gulf coast shores daily, hammering home the awful, sticky reality of the disaster, BP’s taking hits from Washington, the media, and on Wall Street, with its stock now hovering below $4.50.

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