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Florida Land Use Changes Could Be In Voters' Hands

A constitutional amendment that will be on the ballot in November would radically change how Florida's communities decide to grow. Changes to land use plans would have to be approved by voters, and that would take authority away from elected commissioners.

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Business

Corporations Increasingly Turn To Veterans

Fortune 500 companies are looking for the next generation of leaders -- and increasingly they are turning to junior military officers. Companies from Amazon to Wal-Mart aren't just hiring them because they've flown helicopters or tracked down insurgents. Rather, the companies see young men and women who are savvy and mature, and understand responsibility and leadership.

Corporations Increasingly Turn To Veterans

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Struggling To Make Sense Of 2 Very Different Wars

In Austin, Texas, a career army sergeant major spent his last day in the service at a Memorial Day ceremony reflecting on his fallen comrades. And a son was amazed to receive the dog tags of his father, a World War II vet, after a treasure hunter found them buried on an Italian battlefield after 66 years.

Struggling To Make Sense Of 2 Very Different Wars

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BP's Latest Plan Could Boost Oil Flow Temporarily

A worker leaves the beach as storm clouds approach Sunday in Grand Isle, La. With BP declaring failure in its latest attempt to plug the uncontrolled gusher feeding the worst oil spill in U.S. history, the company is turning to yet another mix of risky undersea robot maneuvers and long-shot odds to keep crude from flowing into the Gulf. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption

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Gulf Oil Spill: Containment And Clean Up

BP's Latest Plan Could Boost Oil Flow Temporarily

After abandoning efforts to plug a leak spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico, BP is crafting a new plan to capture the oil. But this plan risks making things worse -- at least temporarily. On the Louisiana coast, cleanup crews are settling in for a long stay, and residents are watching it all with a sense of growing dismay.

BP's Latest Plan Could Boost Oil Flow Temporarily

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In World War II, He Fought For Two Armies

U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Beyrle attends the opening of the exhibition devoted to his father, Joseph R. Beyrle, seen in photo at right, in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Feb. 18. The exhibit is currently in Moscow. AP hide caption

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History

In World War II, He Fought For Two Armies

Sixty-five years ago, American paratrooper Joseph Beyrle escaped from a German POW camp and joined the Red Army, serving in a Soviet tank regiment. The story's final twist: Joseph Beyrle's son John is now the U.S. ambassador to Moscow.

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Gulf Oil Spill: Containment And Clean Up

Florida Fishing Town On Edge Over Gulf Oil Spill

No oil has yet been found on any Florida beaches. But the huge spill in the Gulf of Mexico is taking a toll on tourism and the seafood business. Concerns are rising in Apalachicola, a fishing town on Florida's Panhandle, just as the summer vacation season begins.

Florida Fishing Town On Edge Over Gulf Oil Spill

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Setting Out: New Grads' Quest For Work

Accounting Grad Didn't Figure On Job Rejections

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Melanie Singer has long been preparing for a career as an accountant. Despite intensive networking, meetings with a career counselor and three internships, she is discovering there is no formula that results in a job.

Accounting Grad Didn't Figure On Job Rejections

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Blessing Opens Motorcycle Season In Milwaukee

The biker blessing at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee on Sunday marked the start of motorcycle season. The blessing implored a higher power to keep motorcyclists safe on the roads. Milwaukee's own archbishop led the ceremony. He's not a hog rider himself, but the archbishop reportedly has driven a moped.

Blessing Opens Motorcycle Season In Milwaukee

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Gulf Oil Spill: Containment And Clean Up

BP Shifts Plan Back To Capturing Oil, Not Stopping It

BP gave up on its "top kill" approach Saturday and said it would move on to its next option -- attempting to capture the oil leaking in the Gulf of Mexico rather than seal up the well. But that could temporarily increase the flow of oil. It's been 41 days since the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded and sank, and oil continues to pour into the waters.

BP Shifts Plan Back To Capturing Oil, Not Stopping It

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Obituaries

Marine's Widow Says Memorial Day Like Every Other

Marine Sgt. William Cahir died in combat in Afghanistan last August. A few months later, his wife gave birth to their twins. "I try to be mindful every day about how I can teach them about their father, and how I can hopefully make them understand someday that he loved them without having ever met them," she says.

Marine's Widow Says Memorial Day Like Every Other

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Obituaries

On Memorial Day, Remembering A Fallen Marine

Pfc. Donald Wayne Vincent was a member of the 2nd Battalion of the 8th Marine Regiment. The Gainesville, Fla., native was killed in Afghanistan. On this Memorial Day, a remembrance of the Marine from people who knew him the best.

On Memorial Day, Remembering A Fallen Marine

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Economy

A Not-So-Sweet Tax On Candy

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Candy is candy, right? Not if you're trying to tax it. That's when the definition gets a bit sticky. Suddenly a Snickers bar is candy but a Twix isn't. This is an issue as states like Colorado and Washington move to tax sweets to help balance their budgets.

A Not-So-Sweet Tax On Candy

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Politics

Under Obama, Agencies Step Up Rule-Making

Democrats blame the Bush administration for lingering regulatory problems that contributed to the Gulf oil spill, the coal mine explosion in West Virginia and a recall of Toyota cars. That may or may not be fair -- but it's clear the Obama administration is far more aggressive in its rule-making.

Under Obama, Agencies Step Up Rule-Making

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With Drinking, Parent Rules Do Affect Teens' Choices

New research finds that socializing kids to drink at the family table -- often referred to as the "European drinking model" -- doesn't necessarily translate to more responsible drinking patterns. Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images hide caption

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Children's Health

With Drinking, Parent Rules Do Affect Teens' Choices

Research suggests that parents have a great deal of influence over when and how their teens start drinking alcohol. Parents who disapproved completely of underage drinking tended to have students who drank less.

With Drinking, Parent Rules Do Affect Teens' Choices

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