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07/27/2010 - Updated 10:58 PM ET
Tony Hayward, BP's outgoing chief executive, left, and Robert Dudley, incoming CEO, right, stand outside the White House following a meeting with U.S. President Obama June 16.
Tony Hayward, BP's outgoing chief executive, left, and Robert Dudley, incoming CEO, right, stand outside the White House following a meeting with U.S. President Obama June 16.
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New BP CEO takes on huge trials

Congress OKs big war boost despite Afghan leak

The House sent Obama a major war-funding increase of $33 billion to pay for his troop surge in Afghanistan.

Nation & World

Marine general firm on Afghan mission

James Mattis, nominated to head the command that oversees both wars, sought to reassure U.S. allies.

Money

Whistle-blowers could become millionaires

Whistle-blowers will for the first time be entitled to collect between 10% and 30% of the money recovered by the Feds.

Sports

Strasburg scratched from Nationals start

Nats' GM said he decided to pull him for precautionary reasons; X-rays and an MRI are planned.

Life

Clinton's wedding will be a keep-it-quiet affair

One of the most media-phobic children to live in the White House, Chelsea will marry her longtime boyfriend Saturday.

Travel

Ritz-Carlton took top honors in the J.D. Powers' 2010 hotel study for the luxury hotel category, beating Four Seasons, which ranked No. 1 last year. Shown is a deluxe bathroom in the Ritz- Carlton Residences at LA Live in Los Angeles.

Study: Hotel satisfaction on the upswing

Guests have been happier with their hotel experience in the past year, JD Powers study says.

Your Life

Nursing moms get work break in health lawicons

Reform requires employers to give breast-feeding mothers the time and space to "pump" milk.

Tech

New expedition will create 3D map of Titanic

A team of scientists will assess the deteriorating condition of the world's most famous shipwreck.

Opinion

Column: Is friendship dying away?

Technology, instead of bringing the world closer together, is helping kill off friendships.

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