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Oil spill mars UC Berkeley’s BP-funded research

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=80891441&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK BP's catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is fueling opposition to the University of California, Berkeley's research partnership with the British company, with activists on the famously liberal campus demanding a severing of ties.

Obama: Rangel case troubling; some Dems say resign

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=80891440&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Rep. Charlie Rangel is getting sympathy from some fellow Democrats but scant support from others as he faces trial on several ethics charges.

Mexican police free reporters nabbed by drug gang

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=80890909&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Federal police rescued two kidnapped cameramen in northern Mexico on Saturday after five days in the custody of a drug gang.

Italian group says executions on the rise in Iraq

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=80890754&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Iraq is now among the world's top executioners for the first time since the 2003 fall of Saddam Hussein, an Italian anti-death penalty group said Saturday, reporting that the number of the country's executions rose dramatically last year.

Yankees acquire Lance Berkman from Houston

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=80890727&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The New York Yankees have completed their trade to acquire Lance Berkman from the Houston Astros.

Crews beat back wildfire in desert north of LA

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=80890713&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Fire crews working through the night beat back flames and built containment lines around a two-day old wildfire that charred nearly 22 square miles of brush in the high desert north of Los Angeles.

Obama: Rangel case troubling; some Dems say resign

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=80890671&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Rep. Charlie Rangel is getting sympathy from some fellow Democrats but scant support from others as he faces trial on several ethics charges.

Oil spill mars UC Berkeley’s BP-funded research

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=80890560&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK BP's catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is fueling opposition to the University of California, Berkeley's research partnership with the British company, with activists on the famously liberal campus demanding a severing of ties.

Cards get Westbrook from Cleve, send Ludwick to SD

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=80890739&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals were the prime players in a three-team trade Saturday, getting pitcher Jake Westbrook from Cleveland and sending outfielder Ryan Ludwick to NL West-leading San Diego.

Westbrook traded to Cardinals, Ludwick to Padres

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=80890471&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals made a three-team trade Saturday, getting pitcher Jake Westbrook from Cleveland and sending outfielder Ryan Ludwick to NL West-leading San Diego.