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Eleven people were injured in the blast, and one other crew member is missing

(CNN) -- Divers found the body of a man believed to be one of two crew members missing after an oil platform blast in the Gulf of Mexico, the platform's manager said.


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U.S. Forest Service wants hunters, fisherman to flag any suspicious areas

(CNN) -- The U.S. Forest Service is urging hunters and fishermen to keep their eyes open for marijuana growing operations in Wisconsin's Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. 


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Ex-CIA Chief Petraeus testifies Benghazi attack was al Qaeda-linked terrorism

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Former CIA Director David Petraeus testified on Capitol Hill Friday that the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, in September was an act of terrorism committed by al Qaeda-linked militants.


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Adis Medunjanin, 28, was charged with conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction

NEW YORK (CNN) -- A Bosnian immigrant who authorities said came within days of carrying out a plot to bomb New York City's subway system was sentenced to life in prison on Friday. 


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Goodwill is auctioning the Dali on its website until Monday: bidding is now $10k+

(CNN) -- When an anonymous donor gave art to the Goodwill as an early holiday gift this month, the staff thought it was junk.


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Members of the New Democrat Coalition, a group of centrists, sent a letter to Obama, House Speaker John Boehner and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi

(CNN) -- President Barack Obama opened talks Friday with congressional leaders about the so-called fiscal cliff, telling reporters that his hope is to find some "common ground."


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Households without power across New York down to about 4,000, officials say

NEW YORK (CNN) -- President Barack Obama on Thursday designated Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan as the federal point person to lead the recovery effort from Superstorm Sandy, a little over two weeks after the rare mix of converging weather slammed into the Northeast.


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One of the more divisive topics is raising taxes on the wealthy, an issue at the forefront of the debate on how to balance the nation's budget

(CNN) -- Just over a week after President Barack Obama won a second term in the White House, a new poll indicates Americans think he should get to work rebuilding a strong economy.


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Daughter Hillary Adams posted the video in November 2011

(CNN) -- A judge, who was suspended after an online video showing him beating his teenage daughter went viral, was reinstated by the Texas Supreme Court.


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Paula Broadwell's security clearance is suspended, a source says

(CNN) -- David Petraeus' resignation was not linked to the September attack that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, and he never passed classified information to the woman he was having an affair with, the former CIA director told an HLN journalist.


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