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Oil down slightly, market awaits demand outlook
Oil down slightly after last week's big gains; market awaits demand outlook, US supply data
Former Rep. Barbara Vucanovich of Nev. dies at 91
Former Rep. Barbara Vucanovich, first woman from Nevada to serve in Congress, dies at 91
Cleanup work after BP oil spill end in 3 states
BP: Cleanup operations after 2010 oil spill in Gulf of Mexico end in Miss., Ala., Fla.
US officials start talks on arming Syria's rebels
US officials debate arming Syria's rebels, other steps ahead of bigger meeting later this week
4 Democrats, 2 Republicans in NJ Senate race
4 Democrats, 2 Republicans in special NJ Senate race; polls show Booker is the early favorite
NSA contractor risks steep jail time for data leak
NSA contractor risks prosecution, jail time for surveillance data leak if US extradites him
Senate moves toward votes on immigration bill
Senate moves toward first votes on immigration overhaul, amendment fights loom
Chiesa sworn in as New Jersey's new senator
VP swears in Jeffrey Chiesa as New Jersey's new senator, succeeding late Sen. Frank Lautenberg
Energy officials land summer jobs for their kids
Report: Energy Dept. officials land jobs for their children, relatives despite nepotism rules
Biden urges progress on Kosovo-Serbia deal
Biden meets with Kosovo's prime minister, urges quick action on deal to normalize Serbia ties
SEC paying $580,000 to settle suit by ex-official
SEC paying $580,000 to settle suit by former assistant inspector general claiming retaliation
Obama nominates Furman as top economic adviser
Obama nominates veteran White House adviser Jason Furman to top economic post
Column: Mounting controversies are all about trust
Column: For Obama, failing to deliver on big political promises threatens to erode trust
High court ends torture suit against Rumsfeld
Supreme Court rejects appeal of alleged torture victims who want to sue Rumsfeld
Investors unimpressed by S&P's brighter US outlook
Stock market edges mostly lower as S&P's brighter outlook for US fails to impress
Denials in surveillance program require decoding
Google, Facebook CEOs downplay ties to PRISM program as companies perform linguistic tango
Journalist: Snowden fled US fearing unfair trial
Journalist says Snowden fled to Hong Kong because he believed he wouldn't get fair trial in US
New commander takes over cutter Alex Haley
New Coast Guard commander takes charge of the cutter Alex Haley
IRS manager: White House not involved in reviews
'Conservative' IRS manager tells investigators that White House not involved in targeting



