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After seep detected, BP reconsiders collection of oil
(CNN) – Testing continues and scientists are evaluating the results to decide whether to resume collecting oil from BP's ruptured deepwater well, the company said Monday.
BP's statement came hours after Thad Allen, the federal government's oil spill response director, said that testing had revealed a "detected seep a distance from the well." He ordered the company to quickly notify the government if other leaks were found.
"When seeps are detected, you are directed to marshal resources, quickly investigate, and report findings to the government in no more than four hours," Allen said in a letter to BP Chief Managing Director Bob Dudley released late Sunday.
BP's statement Monday did not mention the leak, but said the company was carrying out extensive monitoring activities around the well site. Allen's did not provide further details about where the leak was spotted or how big it is.
Allen said earlier Sunday that testing would determine whether keeping the well capped was the right solution. Pressure testing results in the well have been lower than expected, he said, which means oil could be leaking out from below.
"While we are pleased that no oil is currently being released into the Gulf of Mexico and want to take all appropriate action to keep it that way, it is important that all decisions are driven by the science," he said. "Ultimately, we must ensure no irreversible damage is done which could cause uncontrolled leakage from numerous points on the sea floor." Read more
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Outrage over alleged illegal immigrant list
(CNN) - Utah officials are trying to determine whether government data were used to compile a list of more than 1,300 alleged illegal immigrants that included contact information, Social Security numbers and pregnancy due dates.
A state investigation is focusing on the Utah Department of Workforce Services, Gov. Gary Herbert's office said Thursday, because all information on the list is contained within that agency's database. Information from the investigation may be turned over to state prosecutors, a statement from the office said.
"They have very strong leads, first to indicate that it came from that agency and now it's just a process of drilling into the information a little deeper," governor's spokeswoman Angie Welling told CNN-affiliate KSTU.
The list was anonymously distributed to media and government offices across the state, the affiliate reported. An accompanying letter from "Concerned Citizens of the United States" insisted that those on the list should be deported immediately. Watch 
The leak's stopped, now what?
It took BP 87 days to finally stop the oil. Estimates are, 218-million gallons were spilled, but the good news this morning, there isn't a drop of oil in the gulf that wasn't there yesterday. So will the cap hold, or is it too soon to breathe a sigh of relief?
Sanjay & co. ready for sunday's NYC triathlon
CNN's chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta is getting ready for the New York city triathlon Sunday. It's the moment Sanjay and six American Morning viewers have been training months for and they all shared their thoughts on the big day.
Racist Debate Brews Between NAACP and Tea Party
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The claims of racism are flying back and forth between the NAACP and the tea party. The civil rights group accuses the grassroots movement of putting up with racists in their ranks. But Mark Williams, a tea party leader suggests it's the NAACP that's racist. He's sparking new controversy by writing a satirical blog in the form of a letter from the head of the NAACP to Abe Lincoln. In part it reads:
"Freedom means having to work for real, think for ourselves, and take consequences along with the rewards. That is just far too much to ask of us colored people and we demand that it stop!"
Read the whole letter here
Hilary Shelton, director of the NAACP in Washington and Lloyd Marcus, spokesperson for the Tea Party Express spoke to CNN's American Morning Friday about Williams' letter. Watch
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