Public attitudes have shifted sharply in the last 10 years. Chalk it up to familiarity – among family, friends, co-workers and prime-time TV characters. A political debate plays out among Louisiana oil rigsPresident Obama takes credit for a rebound in drilling jobs, while Mitt Romney criticizes the president's policies as outdated. In a community that vividly recalls the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the issue is personal. 
Registry tallies over 2,000 wrongful convictions since 1989The national database, said to be the largest of its kind, covers the period since DNA testing came into common use. Its sponsors hope to shed light on the legal system's failings. 
Romney starts to chip away at Obama's big fundraising leadHe can garner bigger checks now that he has the Republican nomination in hand, but he still has a long way to go, campaign finance filings show. |
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