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Crude Oil Falls as Stockpiles Drop Less Than Expected

LONDON – Crude oil prices eased on Thursday after data showed U.S. oil stockpiles had not been drained as much as expected in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (search). U.S. light crude was off 12 cents at $64.25 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange (search) after dropping more …

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Earthquake Rocks Papua New Guinea

SYDNEY, Australia – A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Friday off the northeast coast of the Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea (search), the U.S. Geological Survey (search) said. There were no immediate reports of damage, and officials said there was no danger of a tsunami. The quake was centered …

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FDA Chief Lester Crawford Resigns

WASHINGTON – Embattled Food and Drug Administration (search) Commissioner Lester Crawford (search) resigned Friday, telling his staff that at age 67 it was time to step aside. President Bush designated the National Cancer Institute’s director, Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, to be the agency’s new acting commissioner. Crawford’s resignation came just …

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