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Flooding a concern as Dolly weakens
A downgraded Hurricane Dolly caused damage as it made landfall in Texas on Wednesday afternoon and brought the possibility of flooding over the next two days.
Oil spill could close Mississippi River for days
The U.S. Coast Guard has closed 29 miles of the Mississippi River from New Orleans southward after a tanker and a barge collided, spilling more than 400,000 gallons of fuel oil into the river.
Minimum wage up to $6.55 an hour
The federal government is set to boost the nation's minimum wage Thursday in the second of three increases mandated by Congress.
House weighs overturning 'don't ask, don't tell'
A House panel weighed overturning the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy Wednesday, the first time Congress has considered the rule since it was implemented 15 years ago.
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