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Poll: Obama would beat Ron Paul by just four points

WASHINGTON -- If you are looking for signs of President Barack Obama's vulnerability, there are plenty to be found in the latest CNN poll. But one number stands out: If that hypothetical election were held tomorrow, Obama would beat Ron Paul -- yeah, that Ron Paul -- by just four points.

While it may be a sign that some voters are adopting an anybody-but-Obama attitude, that same poll shows Obama handily stomping candidates such as Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin.

Offshore oil rig explodes in Gulf of Mexico

ATLANTA -- Another offshore oil facility caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday morning, sending 13 workers into the water to be rescued by boat, and sending enough petroleum into the water to create a mile-long-by-100-foot-wide sheen, according to the US Coast Guard.

Survey: Drugs, gangs rise in schools

WASHINGTON -- More than one quarter of middle and high school students say gangs and drugs are present at their schools, according to a survey released Thursday by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University.

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