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Obama readying for re-election bid after vacation (AP)

President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Sasha and Malia arrive on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, in Washington. The first family was returning from their family vacation to Hawaii. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP – President Barack Obama will waste little time getting back in front of voters following a 10-day Hawaiian vacation spent largely out of the spotlight.


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Readying a run? Sarah Palin’s heading to Iowa

Pack the shotgun and red pantsuit: Sarah Palin is going to Iowa. The former vice presidential candidate will headline the state’s annual GOP Ronald Reagan Dinner Sept. 17, the Des Moines Register reported.

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Crews take step toward readying permanent well fix (AP)

Cypress trees killed by saltwater intrusion are seen in wetlands near Houma, La., Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Environmentalists are calling on the White House to speed up the restoration of the oil-damaged Mississippi River delta by getting BP PLC to pay $5 billion now for environmental damage caused by the spill. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)AP – Crews took another step toward readying the relief well expected to finally kill the Gulf of Mexico oil gusher, removing the plug they had popped in before clearing the area ahead of Tropical Storm Bonnie last week, federal officials said Wednesday.


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AP Exclusive: Crews readying oil containment box (AP)

A plume of smoke is seen from a controlled oil burn, from the deck of the Joe Griffin which, is carrying  the containment vessel to be used to try to contain the Deepwater Horizon oil, at the rig collapse site, Thursday, May 6, 2010.  (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP – It’s never been tried before, but crews hope to lower a 100-ton concrete-and-steel box a mile under the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday to cut off most of the hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil spewing from a blown-out well.


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