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Monday, May 31, 2010
Sunday, May 30, 2010
US Plans 'for Worst' in Gulf, Seeing Risk in Leak Strategy - New York Times
The Guardian (blog) | US Plans 'for Worst' in Gulf, Seeing Risk in Leak Strategy New York Times Jae C. Hong/AP A worker left the beach as storm clouds approached in Grand Isle, La., on Sunday. By JOSEPH BERGER and LESLIE KAUFMAN After the failure of an effort to seal off a well spewing oil one mile beneath the Gulf of Mexico, ... Officials warn oil spill may not be capped until August BP says crude may continue flowing into gulf until August Government, BP spar over size of oil leak |
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Saturday, May 29, 2010
Actor and Director Dennis Hopper Dies at 74 - ABC News
CBC.ca | Actor and Director Dennis Hopper Dies at 74 ABC News Dennis Hopper, the director, star and writer of "Easy Rider" and an edgy actor in numerous other films, has died at age 74 after a lengthy illness, his production company Easy Rider Productions confirmed. Dennis Hopper honored with ... Hollywood Iconoclast Dennis Hopper Dies at 74 Dennis Hopper, director of "Easy Rider," dies Dennis Hopper photos: 1936-2010 |
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Friday, May 28, 2010
White House asked Bill Clinton to talk to Joe Sestak about Senate run - Washington Post
Reuters | White House asked Bill Clinton to talk to Joe Sestak about Senate run Washington Post At the urging of the Obama White House, former President Bill Clinton asked Rep. Joe Sestak whether he would abandon his plans to ch » |
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Obama faces media on Gulf Coast oil spill - Washington Post
Reuters | Obama faces media on Gulf Coast oil spill Washington Post President Obama will face the cameras and take questions from reporters Thursday about the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, giving him another chance to finesse, and perhaps even ratchet up, his rhetoric on the crisis. ... Gulf awaits word on latest bid to plug oil leak Is oil spill becoming Obama's Katrina? BP's desperate bid to plug oil leak in Gulf of Mexico reaches critical stage |
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Troops to Mexico border: A prelude to immigration reform push? - Christian Science Monitor
CNN | Troops to Mexico border: A prelude to immigration reform push? Christian Science Monitor President Obama ordered 1200 National Guard troops to the Mexico border in an effort to reach out to Republicans. He'll need their support to move forward on immigration reform. In this 2007 file photo, a United States National Guard unit patrols the ... Obama to send troops, bolster border security Obama Sends Guard To The Border Obama to Send 1200 Troops to Mexico Border |
Monday, May 24, 2010
BP's Gulf battle echoes monster '79 Mexico oil spill - Reuters
National Post | BP's Gulf battle echoes monster '79 Mexico oil spill Reuters A dead fish lies on the beaches of Grand Isle, which are closed to the public owing to oil pollution from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead, in Louisiana May 22, 2010. MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - BP Plc's race to cap its ruptured oil well in the Gulf of ... White House: New Estimate On Oil Spill May Come This Week |
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Saturday, May 22, 2010
'Pilot error' kills 158 in fireball plane crash - Times Online
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Friday, May 21, 2010
Ex-Sen. Graham to co-chair Obama's oil spill panel - Reuters
National Geographic | Ex-Sen. Graham to co-chair Obama's oil spill panel Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is naming former Senator Bob Graham and former Environmental Protection Agency chief William Reilly to co-chair a bipartisan commission to investigate the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a White House official ... BP Collecting Less Oil From Leak |
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Arizona Official Threatens to Cut Off Los Angeles Power as Payback for Boycott - FOXNews
Telegraph.co.uk | Arizona Official Threatens to Cut Off Los Angeles Power as Payback for Boycott FOXNews A member of Arizona's top government utilities agency threw down the gauntlet in a letter to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, threatening to cut off the city's power supply as retribution for the city's boycott of Arizona. ... Arizona Says It Will Pull Plug on LA's Electricity Powerless Arizona Gentleman Threatens to Counter-Boycott California Immigration SB1070 |
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Sens. Specter, Lincoln face angry voters in key primaries - USA Today
New York Times (blog) | Sens. Specter, Lincoln face angry voters in key primaries USA Today Polls are starting to close in Kentucky, one of four states holding key primary elections for Congress that may show the depth of voter anger toward Washington. Our colleagues at the Louisville Courier-Journal were reporting that there could be lighter ... Rainy Turnout in Pennsylvania Pa. House: Special election re » |
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Monday, May 17, 2010
Justices Rule That Sex Offenders May Be Held After Their Sentences End - New York Times
The Guardian | Justices Rule That Sex Offenders May Be Held After Their Sentences End New York Times WASHINGTON â€" In a broad endorsement of federal power, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Congress has the authority under the Constitution to » |
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Tube Offers a 'Limited Success' in Oil Leak, BP Says - New York Times
Globe and Mail | Tube Offers a 'Limited Success' in Oil Leak, BP Says New York Times NEW ORLEANS, La. â€" An experimental attempt to stop an oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico experienced some limited success over the weekend, BP announced Sunday afternoon. Where have you seen the impact of the spill? ... BP Uses Mile-Long Funnel to Siphon Leaking Oil Well BP Inserts Siphon Into Oil Leak |
Saturday, May 15, 2010
US demands oil spill costs 'clarification' from BP - BBC News
ABC News | US demands oil spill costs 'clarification' from BP BBC News The US government has demanded immediate clarification from BP over its commitment to pay for costs caused by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The Obama administration said it wanted to be sure BP would honour commitments not to limit payments for ... Sm » |
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Friday, May 14, 2010
Underwater unknowns about oil spill complicate assessments - Washington Post
The Guardian | Underwater unknowns about oil spill complicate assessments Washington Post ELMERS ISLAND, LA. -- Three weeks after crude oil began billowing into the Gulf of Mexico, this much is clear: The gulf's oil slick has not fulfilled environmentalists' nightmares, and re-created the Exxon ... BP could begin siphoning oil leak overnight BP Exec: Gulf of Mexico 'Relatively Tiny' Compared to ' BP CEO: Shares Obama's 'Sense of Urgency' Over Oil Leak |
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
Searches in Times Square probe yield 3 arrests - The Associated Press
Globe and Mail | Searches in Times Square probe yield 3 arrests The Associated Press WATERTOWN, Mass. â€" Three Pakistani men suspected of providing money to Times Square car bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad were arrested by the FBI in a series of Thursday morning raids across the Northeast, law enforcement officials said. ... Attorney General: Suspects Detained in Times Square Bomb Plot US nabs suspected fund provider in Times Square bombing plot Three arrested in Times Square bomb probe |
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Deepwater Horizon Well Failed Key Test - Wall Street Journal
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
David Cameron named UK prime minister - CNN International
The Guardian | David Cameron named UK prime minister CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff London, England (CNN) -- New British Prime Minister David Cameron wants to form a coalition government between his Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats, he said Tuesday. Cameron was invited to form the next government by ... Cameron Accept's Queen Invitation to Be New British Prime Minister David Cameron takes over as British prime minister British PM Brown Resigns; David Cameron New PM |
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Monday, May 10, 2010
Elena Kagan, Supreme Court nominee, is a cautious pragmatist, NOT a radical - New York Daily News
Telegraph.co.uk | Elena Kagan, Supreme Court nominee, is a cautious pragmatist, NOT a radical New York Daily News Conservatives such as Rush Limbaugh have been quick to paint Elena Kagan as an "idealist" and a "radical," but her track record shows that clearly she is not. What do you think about President Obama's selection of Solicitor General Elena Kagan for the ... Kagan, Judaism and the Bible: 'Justice, justice sh » |
Sunday, May 9, 2010
BP plans to park oil box; unload new equipment - The Associated Press
The Guardian | BP plans to park oil box; unload new equipment The Associated Press ON THE GULF OF MEXICO â€" Crews planned Sunday to park the giant oil containment box on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, and offload equipment that could be used in a new attempt to stem the flow of gushing into the sea. The equipment to be offloaded ... Next step to stop oil: Throw garbage at it US Considers 'Malfeasance' in Leak |
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Saturday, May 8, 2010
Oil catcher dome hits snag near leak site: BP exec - Reuters
The Guardian | Oil catcher dome hits snag near leak site: BP exec Reuters Relief platforms and oil recovery ships sit over the Deepwater Horizon wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico, 55 miles (89 km) south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana May 8, 2010. ROBERT, Louisiana (Reuters) - BP Plc hit a snag in its efforts to lower a giant ... Crews dealt setback in placing containment dome in Gulf oil spill BP contractor: Oil containment box still settling BP Suffers Setback on Containment Dome |
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Friday, May 7, 2010
Excluding Census, jobs increase 224000; jobless rate rises to 9.9% - MarketWatch
Los Angeles Times | Excluding Census, jobs increase 224000; jobless rate rises to 9.9% MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The US added 290000 jobs in April, the biggest increase since March 2006, with broad gains throughout the economy. Yet the unemployment rate rose. However, nonfarm payrolls increased by a ... U.S. adds 290000 jobs in April; jobless rate at 9.9% U.S. Economy Added 290000 Jobs in April |
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Thursday, May 6, 2010
Dow Plunges Most Since 1987 Before Paring Losses; Euro Tumbles - BusinessWeek
Boston Globe | Dow Plunges Most Since 1987 Before Paring Losses; Euro Tumbles BusinessWeek May 6 (Bloomberg) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its biggest intraday loss since the market crash of 1987, the euro slid to a 14-month low and yields on Greek, Spanish and Italian bonds surged on ... US markets plunge on continuing Greek debt concerns US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-S&P, Nasdaq tumble 3 pct Mixed economic news fails to revive stock market |
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