Congressman: too much dispersant used in oil spill (AP)

Brown Pelicans rest on yellow oil containment boom near Comfort Island in waters near Yscloskey, La. Saturday, July 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Judi Bottoni)AP - As BP inched closer to permanently sealing the blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico, congressional investigators railed the company and Coast Guard for part of the cleanup effort, saying too much toxic chemical dispersant was used.



GOP looks to erase Democrats' comfy House majority (AP)

FILE -In this July 26, 2010 file photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. addresses the annual meeting of the National Conference of State Legislatures in Louisville, Ky. No less than 65 House seats across the country, mostly held by Democrats, are at risk of changing political hands this fall, enough to bolster Republican hopes of regaining power and stoke Democratic fears of losing it. By November even more races could become competitive if the political landscape, largely shaped by a sluggish economic recovery, continues to deteriorate for Barack Obama's party in the first midterm elections of his presidency.  (AP Photo/Ed Reinke, File)AP - No fewer than 65 House seats across the country — an overwhelming majority held by Democrats — are at risk of changing political hands this fall, enough to bolster Republican hopes of regaining power.



Twitter down for hours of 'planned maintenance' (AP)

This screen shot taken from the microblogging site Twitter.com early Sunday morning Aug. 1, 2010 shows the Twitter page that greeted users announcing Twitter being down for planned maintenance. According to Twitter the maintenance is scheduled between 2 a.m. 7 a.m. EDT Sunday. As such in that time some users will not be able to access Twitter. (AP photo)AP - The microblogging site Twitter Inc. was out of commission early Sunday for the roughly 100 million users around the world.



UAE to block many BlackBerry services in October (AP)

FILE - This undated file photo provided by Verizon Wireless shows the Blackberry Pearl smart phone. The United Arab Emirates said Sunday Aug. 1, 2010  it plans to block some messaging and web services on BlackBerry smart phones beginning in October. UAE authorities said last week BlackBerry services could pose a threat to national security. (AP Photo/Verizon Wireless/File)AP - The United Arab Emirates says it plans to block some messaging and web services on BlackBerry smart phones beginning in October.



US stalls on Sept. 11 trial for 5 at Gitmo (AP)

FILE - In this this Dec. 8, 2008 file photo reviewed by the U.S. Military, Camp Justice is seen near a high-security courtroom which held pre-trial sessions for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four co-defendants on charges related to the 9/11 attacks, on the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.  As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama on Aug. 9, 2010, it's most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks is stuck in political and legal limbo. (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan,Pool, File)AP - As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama, its most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks is stuck in political and legal limbo.





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