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President Obama says he was wrong to believe oil companies were prepared to deal with a worst-case offshore spill. At a news conference Thursday, he defended his call for an expansion of offshore drilling, saying domestic oil production is necessary to meet the nation's energy needs.

The efforts of plug the blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico seems to be working, saying BP's officials. The rescue procedure known as a "top kill" force-feeds mud into the blowout preventer.

American activist Lori Berenson walked out of a Peru prison smiling after serving 15 years for aiding leftist rebels. Now 40, the New Yorker spent more than a third of her life behind bars -- getting married and giving birth last year to a son.

30-year-old Matt Green left his career as a civil engineer in New York to walk across America. It's not for any cause. And he's not trying to break a record. He says he is simply pursuing a life-long dream.

Myra Lopez, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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