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President Obama gets a briefing from Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen during a tour of areas that have been impacted by the Gulf oil spill in Port Fourchon, La., on May 28, 2010

The Gulf Mess: A Little Less Oil — and a Lot More Anger

BP reports at least some success with its latest effort to stop the oil flow, and Obama shows his rage (sort of)

Blogs

Swampland

Chuck Norris: Enforcer and Endorser

Everyone's favorite ranger-cum-martial artist is set to tour this weekend in support of Iowa gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats.

The Detroit Blog

Is Bat-Wielding Detroit Principal Right Or Wrong?

Read a provocative piece in the Freep's Opinion section that offered a harsh take on Kenyetta Wilbourn, the 4-foot-11-inch, bat-wielding principal at one of Detroit's most-troubled high schools.

Special Report

The State of the American Woman

A quiet revolution has changed the status of American women; so what's new now?

Special Report

A Brief History of Airport Snafus

The closing of a major runway at New York's JFK will delay flights nationwide for four months while it is reconstructed, just part of the long history of inconveniences, mishaps, and lost luggage at our nation's airports

Special Report

Quirky Geographical Name Changes

From Google, Kansas, to Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, the stories behind oddball place names are often more interesting than the names themselves

Photos

Portraits of the Tea Party Movement

Photographer David Walter Banks takes the pulse of the nascent conservative movement