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Spill victims hope trial brings elusive justice
Spill victims hope trial brings elusive justice (WOI)
In this April 21, 2010 photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, fire boat response crews spray water on the burning remnants of BP's Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig.

Pressure builds for civilian drone flights at home (WTOP-FM Washington)
In this Jan. 8, 2009, photo provided by the Mesa County, Colo., Sheriff's Department, a small Draganflyer X6 drone is photographed during a test flight in Mesa County, Colo., with a Forward Looking Infer Red payload.

Clinton appeals for all Syrians to abandon Assad (Fort Mill Times)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is appealing to Syrians in the military and business who are still supporting President Bashar Assad to abandon the embattled leader.

Unblocked, Chinese flock to Obama Web page (Bellingham Herald)
What some are calling "Occupy Obama" began early last week when Chinese Internet surfers noticed that Google's Plus service was widely accessible, after months of being hard to access or blocked completely.

Mass. Rep. Keating forms fishing advisory board (WHDH)
Massachusetts U.S. Rep. William Keating is forming a Federal Fishing Advisory Board he says will allow fishermen, scientists, government officials and others to work together to solve problems facing the fishing industry.

Pakistan tears down bin Laden compound (Click Orlando)
Osama bin Laden's hideout is being demolished, bringing an end to a symbol of American resolve and Pakistani frustration over how the operation was conducted.

Egypt presses ahead with NGO trial of Americans
Egypt presses ahead with NGO trial of Americans (The Times Leader)
The trial of 16 Americans and 27 others opens Monday at a Cairo courthouse in what critics say is a politically charged case linked to a government crackdown on nonprofit groups that has touched off the deepest crisis in U.S.-Egyptian relations in decades.

Down to the wire in 2-man GOP race in Michigan (The Kansas City Star)
Republican Mitt Romney fought Saturday to prove he is the strongest challenger to President Barack Obama, an increasingly difficult task given the tight race in his native state of Michigan against surging conservative Rick Santorum.In the final weekend of campaigning before Tuesday's Michigan and Arizona primaries, Romney focused on central and ... (more)

Doubt About Reliability Of Afghan Partners In War (OfficialWire)
The shooting deaths of two U.S. military advisers in the Afghan capital and the quick decision to pull coalition personnel from all government ministries injected a sobering measure of doubt about the reliability the most important U.S. ally in the war.

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