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.

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Obama to Gulf Coast residents: Normal will return (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama is promising Gulf Coast residents that the region will be left in better shape than it was before the massive BP oil spill that fouled the waters and threatened their way of life.

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Obama pronounces Gulf seafood safe to eat (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama says from the oil-stricken Gulf of Mexico that seafood from the region is safe to eat and announced a new coordinated effort to make sure it stays that way.

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Obama flies South, takes fourth tour of Gulf (AP)

AP – The White House said Monday BP appears willing to set up a massive victims compensation fund, as President Barack Obama set out on a fact-finding tour in the stricken Gulf Coast that he said would help him get tough with the oil company’s leaders.

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How to Find a Low-Tax Place to Retire (U.S. News & World Report)

U.S. News & World Report – Retirement should be less taxing than working. And it can be, if you seek out a state with lower taxes than the place you live now. State and local taxes vary considerably by location. Here are the major taxes and tax breaks you should take into account when deciding where to retire:

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