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AP IMPACT: BP buys Gulf Coast millions in gear (AP)

In an  Oct. 21, 2010 photo, a biologist from the Audubon Institute, releases a  sea turtle that had previously been impacted by oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, back into the Gulf of Mexico,  45 miles off the coast of Louisiana, Thursday. The boat was purchased with money from BP. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP – In the year since the Gulf oil spill, officials along the coast have gone on a spending spree with BP money, dropping tens of millions of dollars on gadgets, vehicles and gear — much of which had little to do with the cleanup, an Associated Press investigation shows.


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Libya rebels gear for fight in city near capital (AP)

An impromptu roadblock is seen through a car windscreen in Tripoli, Libya, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)AP – Hundreds of armed anti-government forces backed by rebel troops who control the city closest to the capital Tripoli appeared to be readying Sunday to repel an expected offensive by forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi who have surrounded Zawiya.


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Gulf Coast takes deep breath as storm season kicks into gear

Let the anxiety begin.

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Clinton ferrying satellite gear to quake-hit Chile (AP)

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton wave as she arrives to the Legislative Palace to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Uruguay's President Jose Mujica in Montevideo, Monday, March 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Andres Cuenca)AP – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday she will bring 20 satellite phones and a technician with her when she visits earthquake-damaged Chile.


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Andy can’t get race in gear till probes wrap up

Albany’s dysfunction will keep Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s campaign for governor on ice for the foreseeable future.

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Scramble to ID body found in landing gear of New York to Tokyo flight

Japanese authorities were seeking American help Monday to identify a body found in the landing gear compartment of a plane that arrived in Tokyo from New York.

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Local companies, service agencies gear up to help Haiti

Three Presidents Discuss Fundraising Efforts For Haiti
As President Barack Obama met with former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush today to discuss money-raising strategies for Haitian earthquake relief, the mayor is encouraging New Yorkers to donate to reputable charities. | Send aid to Haiti.

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World races to reach 3million Haiti earthquake victims
His face masked in blood, a young boy waits for help in Haiti as the world faces a race against time to reach survivors.

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At rally for Haiti, hope in the face of helplessness
‘Even if only 10 people showed up, it still makes a difference’ It wasn’t much, but it was something.

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Ukiahans sending help to Haiti
While locals throughout the Ukiah Valley are sending their donations to a variety of charity organizations helping earthquake victims in Haiti, one well-known Ukiah microbusiness is forwarding donations given at the office.

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Local companies, service agencies gear up to help Haiti
DECATUR – The devastating earthquake in Haiti has left manyorganizations and businesses scrambling to figure out how tohelp.

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