Dozens rescued as flash floods inundate Okla. City (AP)
AP - Firefighters helping a 17-year-old girl escape swift floodwaters were forced to cling to treetops and await rescue themselves after 10 inches of rain deluged parts of the Oklahoma City area Monday.
June 15th, 2010
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Documents: BP cut corners in days before blowout (AP)
AP - BP made a series of money-saving shortcuts and blunders that dramatically increased the danger of a destructive oil spill in a well that an engineer ominously described as a "nightmare" just six days before the blowout, according to documents released Monday that provide new insight into the causes of the disaster.
June 15th, 2010
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NC congressman apologizes for behavior on video (AP)
AP - A Democratic congressman apologized Monday after video posted online showed him swatting at the camera, demanding that two men taping him identify themselves and grabbing one of them by the wrist and neck.
June 15th, 2010
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