Telegraph.co.uk | Raid Jeopardizes Turkey Relations New York Times ISTANBUL â€" The Israeli commando raid Monday on an aid flotilla, which left at least nine people dead, has dragged relations between Israel and Turkey to a new low, political experts here say, threatening to derail diplomatic ... Israeli assault complicates efforts to improve relationship with US Gaza aid flotilla: c » |
Monday, May 31, 2010
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Sunday, May 30, 2010
US Plans 'for Worst' in Gulf, Seeing Risk in Leak Strategy - New York Times
The Guardian | 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: Oil may continue flowing into Gulf until August Government, BP spar over size of oil leak |
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Parish official to Obama: Stop moratorium on drilling - CNN
The Guardian | Parish official to Obama: Stop moratorium on drilling CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A Gulf Coast official is pleading with President Barack Obama to scrap the moratorium on new oil drilling and exploration as the investigation of the massive oil spill continues, saying the economic impact to her ... Disaster in the Gulf: 40 Days and Counting ... AP ENTERPRISE: Spill grew, BP's credibility faded No end in sight as Gulf oil spill hits Day 40 |
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Friday, May 28, 2010
Actor Gary Coleman Dead at 42: Reports - ABC News
Telegraph.co.uk (blog) | Actor Gary Coleman Dead at 42: Reports ABC News LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former child star Gary Coleman, who shot to fame on television sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes" but suffered personal and financial woes as an adult, has died in a Utah hospital after being taken off life support, according to media ... Gary Coleman dies at age 42 Gary Coleman Dead At 42 Remembering Gary Coleman, Without Irony |
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Obama to extend ban on drilling new deepwater oil wells; Va., Alaska lease ... - Washington Post
The Guardian | Obama to extend ban on drilling new deepwater oil wells; Va., Alaska lease ... Washington Post BP started pumping heavy mud into the leaking Gulf of Mexico well Wednesday and said everything was going as planned in the company's boldest attempt yet to plug the gusher that has spewed millions of g » |
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Obama to send troops, bolster border security - Reuters
The Guardian | Obama to send troops, bolster border security Reuters WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will seek $500 million for security and send up to 1200 National Guard troops to the US-Mexican border, an administration official said on Tuesday, after demands from both ... Obama Sends Guard To The Border Obama to Send Troops to Mexico Border |
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Monday, May 24, 2010
Obama administration conflicted about relying on BP to stop gulf oil spill - Washington Post
Sydney Morning Herald | Obama administration conflicted about relying on BP to stop gulf oil spill Washington Post A young heron sits dying amid an oil-covered mangrove on an island in Barataria Bay, off Louisiana. The area is also home to brown pelicans, terns, gulls and roseate spoonbills. (Gerald Herbert/associated Press) By Karen Tumulty and Steven Mufson The ... Oil tax increase would help pay to clean up spills BP: Sharing Information From Internal Investigation On Deepwater Horizon Incident |
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Sunday, May 23, 2010
Interior Secretary Salazar slams BP for missing deadlines on sealing oil well - Washington Post
Globe and Mail | Interior Secretary Salazar slams BP for missing deadlines on sealing oil well Washington Post Cleanup and containment efforts continue at the Gulf of Mexico site of the oil spill following the Deepwater Horizon explosion. By Reuters HOUSTON -- Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Sunday that "I am angry and I am frustrated" that BP has not been ... U.S. Was Not Ready For Major Spill |
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Saturday, May 22, 2010
Cleaning oil-soaked wetlands may be impossible - The Associated Press
Reuters | Cleaning oil-soaked wetlands may be impossible The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS â€" The gooey oil washing into the maze of marshes along the Gulf Coast could prove impossible to remove, leaving a toxic stew lethal to fish and wildlife, government officials and independent scientists said. Officials are considering some ... Beaches bare at Grand Isle Oil slathers Louisiana Hair-boom idea goes out of style |
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Friday, May 21, 2010
The Latest on the Oil Spill - New York Times
Reuters | The Latest on the Oil Spill New York Times FLOW RATE A day after BP conceded that more oil was leaking into the Gulf of Mexico than officials previously estimated, Representative Edward J. Markey, the chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment, accused BP of deceiving the public ... BP Tries to Shift Blame to Transocean |
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
Senate approves historic overhaul of financial regulation - Washington Post
Kansas City Star | Senate approves historic overhaul of financial regulation Washington Post The Senate approved a far-reaching financial regulation bill Thursday evening, paving the way for enactment of the most extensive reworking of financial oversight in generations and a second major legislative victory of the year for ... AT A GLANCE: Financial Overhaul Passes In Senate |
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Rand Paul delivers Tea Party message to "take our government back" - USA Today
Washington Post | Rand Paul delivers Tea Party message to "take our government back" USA Today Eye surgeon Rand Paul just thanked his supporters gathered in a b » |
Monday, May 17, 2010
Obama to set up oil spill panel - BBC News
CBC.ca | Obama to set up oil spill panel BBC News US President Barack Obama will set up a commission to investigate the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, officials say. They say the panel will also examine industry practices and the government's role in the disaster. The news comes as a top coast guard ... Obama to create panel to probe oil spill Gulf oil spill to be subject of presidential commission MMS drilling official retires in oil spill f » |
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Sunday, May 16, 2010
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Oil's sway in Gulf States may be tempering politicians' response to spill - Washington Post
The Guardian | Oil's sway in Gulf States may be tempering politicians' response to spill Washington Post In their battle to represent Louisiana in the US Senate, incumbent David Vitter (R) and ch » |
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Friday, May 14, 2010
Obama Rebukes Companies on 'Spectacle' of Spill Blame - BusinessWeek
Before It's News | Obama Rebukes Companies on 'Spectacle' of Spill Blame BusinessWeek (Updates with Transocean declining to comment in 13th paragraph. For more on spill, see {EXT4 }.) By Nicholas Johnston and Kate Andersen Brower May 14 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama singled out executives from BP Plc, Transocean Ltd. and ... Underwater unknowns about oil spill complicate assessments Huge BP spill means a high-stakes hurricane season Gulf spill raises questions about future US energy policy |
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
Pakistani men held over links to Times Square bomb suspect, says FBI - Times Online
ABC Online | Pakistani men held over links to Times Square bomb suspect, says FBI Times Online Two Pakistani men arrested in raids in Massachusetts yesterday have a direct connection to the Times Square bomb plot suspect, officials said. The men, held on immigration charges during one of a series of FBI raids, are » |
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Congress quizzes oil executives, BP tries new fix - Reuters
Globe and Mail | Congress quizzes oil executives, BP tries new fix Reuters WASHINGTON/PORT FOURCHON, La., May 12 (Reuters) - US lawmakers on Wednesday pressed oil executives about flaws in a key safety device on a blown-out Gulf of Mexico well, as BP pushed another effort to control a huge oil ... Gulf Oil Spill Is Spoiling Tourism |
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Cameron Accepts Queen's Invitation to Be British Prime Minister - FOXNews
Telegraph.co.uk | Cameron Accepts Queen's Invitation to Be British Prime Minister FOXNews Conservative Party leader David Cameron accepted Queen Elizabeth's invitation to become Britain's prime minister Tuesday night after Gordon Brown resigned following his failure to form a coalition government with another liberal party after national ... UK's Cameron brings party in from the cold Cameron's first speech as PM Britain has New Prime Minister |
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Monday, May 10, 2010
How to go about replacing a justice on the nation's highest court - msnbc.com
The Hindu | How to go about replacing a justice on the nation's highest court msnbc.com WASHINGTON - Unless there's something big we don't know â€" re » |
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Oil spill: US failing to tighten ecological oversight, say activists - The Guardian
Globe and Mail | Oil spill: US failing to tighten ecological oversight, say activists The Guardian The Obama administration waived environmental reviews for 26 new offshore drilling projects even as the BP oil disaster spewed hundreds of thousands of g » |
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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 ROBERT, La., May 8 (Reuters) - London-based BP Plc's plan to lower a giant containment dome to trap oil from a blown-out Gulf of Mexico oil well on the sea floor hit a technical obstacle on Saturday in the form of methane hydrates, ... Deep-sea ice crystals stymie Gulf oil leak fix Problems with containment box halt US Gulf oil leak fix Problem for Containment Dome in Gulf |
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Friday, May 7, 2010
After Greece, Assessing the Risk to Europe as a Whole - New York Times
Daily Star - Lebanon | After Greece, Assessing the Risk to Europe as a Whole New York Times FRANKFURT â€" As stock markets gyrated Friday over fears of defaults on government bonds, analysts and investors began to focus on the risks to European banks if severe budget-cutting led to a double-dip recession and another credit squeeze ... Markets in Europe and Asia tumble on continued fears of Greek debt CANADA STOCKS-TSX drops broadly on Europe fears WORLD FOREX: Euro Gains, But Long-Term Concerns Remain |
Thursday, May 6, 2010
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