Still a powerful Cat. 2 hurricane, Earl passes North Carolina's Outer Banks and begins to deliver rain and gusts of almost 70 mph to the tip of the Chesapeake Bay. | | VIDEO
Defense Sec. Gates speaks to U.S. troops in Kandahar, saying the success of the Southern Afghanistan campaign hinges on success in the region's largest city
Wyo. man gives more than $1.5 million to help defend Arizona's controversial immigration law in court, bringing Gov. Jan Brewer's total defense fund to $3.6 million
Engineers remove a temporary cap that stopped oil from gushing into the Gulf in order to clear out failed equipment and prepare for the permanent final plug
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