Delicate task for engineers as giant funnel is lowered to plug BP oil leak
BP will attempt an unprecedented engineering feat today, dangling a metal box the size of a double-decker bus a mile underwater to try to contain the oil leaks responsible for the slick in the Gulf of Mexico.

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4 GOP hopefuls see U.S. in crisis
The GOP candidates for the 17th Congressional District discussed several topics Wednesday evening during a debate hosted by The Republican-Herald and the Orwigsburg Free Public Library at the Sovereign Majestic Theater in Pottsville.

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