Total Seats: 100, 37 Open | Majority Needed: 51 Projected seats based on RCP poll data. Last update: Thu Oct 21, 4:17 am ET
Total Seats: 435, 435 Open | Majority Needed: 218 Projected seats based on RCP poll data. Last update: Thu Oct 21, 4:17 am ET
Total Seats: 50, 37 Open | Majority Needed: 26 Projected seats based on RCP poll data. Last update: Thu Oct 21, 4:17 am ET
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ON THE FLOOR OF THE GULF OF MEXICO – Just 20 miles north of where BP's blown-out well spewed millions of gallons of oil into the sea, life appears bountiful despite initial fears that crude could have wiped out many of these delicate deepwater habitats. Full Story »
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HOUSTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is moving to approve new operating permits for a Texas refinery, a first amid an ongoing dispute between the federal agency and state environmental regulators. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - An unspecified company has filed the first request to drill for oil and gas in the deep water of the Gulf of Mexico since exploration there was temporarily halted after the massive BP oil spill. Full Story »
UPHAM, New Mexico (Reuters) - Virgin Galactic, an offshoot of billionaire Richard Branson's London-based Virgin Group, plans to compete in the upcoming race to develop orbital space vehicles, Branson said on Friday. Full Story »
AFP/File NEW YORK (AFP) - The head of US biotechnology group Genzyme on Friday tried to deflect a 18.5 billion dollar hostile takeover bid by French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis, saying it sharply undervalued the firm. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - The temperature is rising again in the Arctic, with the sea ice extent dropping to one of the lowest levels on record, climate scientists reported Thursday. Full Story »
LOS ANGELES - A bodyboarder killed by a shark at a Central California beach cried out to his friend for help as the shark flashed out of the water, bit into his leg and pulled him under in a tide of blood, the friend said Friday. Full Story »
Humans' attempts to visit space may not be good for the folks back home, according to a new study that finds soot emitted by space tourism rockets could significantly contribute to global climate change in coming decades. Full Story »
AP Wet weather was forecast to persist in the Southwest, while a cold front triggered snow and rain in the Northeast and Great Lakes. Full Story »
A huge alien planet discovered in a system with two suns akin to the fictional "Star Wars" world of Tatooine is forcing astronomers to rethink their theories about how gas giant planets form. Full Story »
Gene therapy could eventually be used to treat mental illnesses such as depression, new research suggests. Depressed people often have low levels of the protein p11 in the reward center of their brain, and fixing the gene that produces those proteins could alleviate depressive symptoms, according to a study published Wednesday in Science Translational Medicine. Researchers studied mice that lacked p11 and acted depressed: When they were held up by their tails, they did not struggle to get away. ... Full Story »
Reuters TURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan (Reuters) - Russia's gas monopoly Gazprom could take part in a project to build gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to Pakistan and India via Afghanistan, Russia's energy tsar Igor Sechin said on Friday. Full Story »
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Richard strengthened on Friday as it churned toward Central America, triggering a hurricane watch along the Honduras-Nicaragua border still recovering from months of heavy rains. Full Story »
A cholera epidemic spread in central Haiti on Friday as aid groups rushed doctors and supplies to fight the country's worst health crisis since January's earthquake. Nearly 200 deaths had been confirmed and more than 2,000 people were ill. Full Story »
U.S. stocks capped a third straight week of gains on Friday as encouraging earnings helped the market sustain upward momentum, led by Baidu Inc , the latest tech company to beat estimates. Full Story »
Google Inc. is tightening its privacy leash on employees in an effort to ensure they don't intrude on people while the Internet search leader collects and stores information about its users. Full Story »
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