ARTICLES BY TOM BREEN
Army suspends use of square-shaped parachute
RALEIGH, N.C. - The Army is suspending use of its first new parachute since the 1950s after a paratrooper was killed while jumping with the updated model, which features a square-shaped canopy resembling a huge fitted bedsheet.
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Unions wary of Dems' convention in North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - With the American labor movement newly energized by its most serious threat in years, the Democratic Party's decision to hold its 2012 convention in the least union-friendly state is causing friction with a key constituency.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Gulf gusher to keep flowing as test delayed
NEW ORLEANS - A pivotal moment in the Gulf oil crisis hit an unexpected snag Tuesday evening when officials announced they needed more time before they could begin choking off the geyser of crude at the bottom of the sea.
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Gulf oil unleashed in attempt to contain it
NEW ORLEANS - Robotic submarines working a mile underwater removed a leaking cap from the gushing Gulf oil well Saturday, starting a painful trade-off: Millions more gallons of crude will flow freely into the sea for at least two days until a new seal can be mounted to capture all …
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Feds say new cap could control gulf oil leak
NEW ORLEANS - The BP oil leak could be completely contained as early as Monday if a new, tighter cap can be fitted over the blown-out well, the government official in charge of the crisis said Friday in some of the most encouraging news to come out of the Gulf …
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First relief well could be complete by end of July
THEODORE, Ala. - BP and the federal government are offering a ray of hope in a summer of setbacks for crews trying to stop the gulf oil spill: The first of two relief wells could be done by the end of this month, weeks ahead of schedule.
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