CBC.ca | Israeli Raid Complicates US Ties and Push for Peace New York Times Hundreds of protesters gathered in Istanbul on Monday to condemn Israel's naval raid. The operation was bound to deepen Israel's isolation around the world. By HELENE COOPER and ETHAN BRONNER WASHINGTON â€" Israel's deadly commando raid on Monday on a ... UN Security Council Holds Emergency Session on Israeli Raid Israel says Free Gaza Movement poses threat to Jewish state Flotilla Assault Spurs Crisis |
Monday, May 31, 2010
Israeli Raid Complicates US Ties and Push for Peace - New York Times
Sunday, May 30, 2010
BP, Obama beset by growing Gulf spill frustration - Reuters
Telegraph.co.uk | BP, Obama beset by growing Gulf spill frustration Reuters VENICE, La., May 30 (Reuters) - US lawmakers and local residents clamored on Sunday for BP and the Obama administration to do more to save the Gulf Coast from an out-of-control oil spill that has become the biggest ... BP Shifts Gears in Gulf Oil Fight |
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Saturday, May 29, 2010
An uneasy ride with Dennis Hopper - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times (blog) | An uneasy ride with Dennis Hopper Los Angeles Times A writer's tortured 10-year relationship with the actor never produced the biography origin » |
Friday, May 28, 2010
Obama, BP CEO both in Gulf; oil spill unsolved - Reuters
Reuters | Obama, BP CEO both in Gulf; oil spill unsolved Reuters GRAND ISLE/HOUMA, La., May 28 (Reuters) - BP said on Friday it may need two more days to know if its complex maneuver to plug a gushing Gulf of Mexico oil well has worked, while President Barack Obama warned there ... Frustration, Fury Greet Obama in Gulf |
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Thursday, May 27, 2010
Gulf oil spill now largest in US history as BP continues plug effort - USA Today
Globe and Mail | Gulf oil spill now largest in US history as BP continues plug effort USA Today By Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images By Rick Jervis, USA TODAY NEW ORLEANS â€" The Gulf of Mexico oil spill has spewed more oil than origin » |
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
'Top kill' a pivotal moment for BP in capping oil leak - CNN
Reuters | 'Top kill' a pivotal moment for BP in capping oil leak CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Venice, Louisiana (CNN) -- As early as dawn Wednesday, BP will undertake what some say is a pivotal moment for the London-based oil giant to contain the gushing oil in the Gulf of Mexico -- a maneuver c » |
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Patience runs thin as BP preps untested maneuver - CNN
Globe and Mail | Patience runs thin as BP preps untested maneuver CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Venice, Louisiana -- Oil company BP is expected to brief reporters Tuesday morning about its next attempt to contain the gushing oil in the Gulf of Mexico -- a maneuver c » |
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Monday, May 24, 2010
N. Korea leads U.S., China talks - CNN
Reuters | N. Korea leads U.S., China talks CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Beijing, China (CNN) -- China and the United States kicked off two days of high-level talks Monday -- with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asking Beijing to support sanctions against North Korea, and Chinese President Hu ... Seoul shares turn up on steelmakers, shipyards Clinton: Koreas security situation 'precarious' US Backs South Korea in Cutting Trade With the North |
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Sunday, May 23, 2010
US Says Geithner to Discuss Europe, Economy in China Talks - Bloomberg
Boston Globe | US Says Geithner to Discuss Europe, Economy in China Talks Bloomberg May 23 (Bloomberg) -- Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner will tell his Chinese counterparts that Europe's battle with a Greece-triggered debt crisis should have only a sm » |
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Indian plane crashes, killing 158 - Washington Post
Reuters | Indian plane crashes, killing 158 Washington Post The Boeing 727 from Dubai was carrying 160 passengers and six crew members when it crashed outside the city of Mangalore, amid heavy weather in a hilly region. By Rama Lakshmi NEW DELHI -- An Air India Express plane overshot a table-top runway in ... Nearly 160 Feared Dead In Air India Plane Crash Mangalore: Air India aircraft overshoots runway, 159 dead Air India Boeing Carrying 166 Crashes; Eight Survive |
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Friday, May 21, 2010
Senate approves financial overhaul - Boston Globe
Telegraph.co.uk | Senate approves financial overhaul Boston Globe WASHINGTON â€" With a crucial last-minute boost from Senator Scott Brown, the Senate approved sweeping legislation last night that would restructure the nation's financial industry, adding new safeguards and consumer protections in an ... Senate Passes Finance Bill |
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
Seoul shares extend loss to near 3 mth closing low - Reuters
ABC News | Seoul shares extend loss to near 3 mth closing low Reuters SEOUL, May 20 (Reuters) - Seoul shares fell for the fourth consecutive session on Thursday to mark their weakest close in nearly three months, as foreign selling hammered tech firms and shipbuilders amid fragile sentiment over Europe's ... North Korea condemned by world powers over torpedo attack North Korea slams report that it torpedoed South Korean ship Sunken South Korean warship overshadows Clinton Asia tour |
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
The end of the Specter era - Philadelphia Inquirer
CNN (blog) | The end of the Specter era Philadelphia Inquirer Something seems off-kilter in Philadelphia, as if a crane had taken the statue of Billy Penn from its place atop City H » |
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Court rejects life sentences for some youths - San Jose Mercury News
Washington Post | Court rejects life sentences for some youths San Jose Mercury News WASHINGTON â€" The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that juveniles who commit crimes in which no one is killed may not be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Five justices, in an opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy, ... Justice W » |
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Monday, May 17, 2010
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Under pressure, BP tries again to contain oil spill - Reuters
Reuters | Under pressure, BP tries again to contain oil spill Reuters G » |
Friday, May 14, 2010
BP chief backs oil drilling in wake of US disaster - BBC News
Reuters | BP chief backs oil drilling in wake of US disaster BBC News BP's chief executive has said the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster should not mean the end of deep-water exploration. But Tony Hayward told the BBC's Today programme that significant changes to the oil industry should arise from what he c » |
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
Searches in Times Square probe yield 3 detentions - Seattle Times
The Hindu | Searches in Times Square probe yield 3 detentions Seattle Times Two Pakistani men suspected of providing money to Times Square car-bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad were arrested by the FBI in a ... By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM and SCOTT SHANE KATHY WILLENS / AP Ashim Chakraborty speaks to reporters outside his Centerreach, ... Pakistanis in NY: 'We Are Part of This Society' Pakistan arrests man with militant ties who says he aided Times Square bomb ... Three Pak men arrested in NY over » |
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
The Paradox of Deep Water: Lots of Oil, Lots of Danger - BusinessWeek
Reuters | The Paradox of Deep Water: Lots of Oil, Lots of Danger BusinessWeek The ability to extract oil in hard-to-reach places has zoomed ahead. Disaster preparation has not By Stanley Reed and Joe Carroll On May 7, in a darkened room c » |
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Big oil to get more grilling as oil gushes in Gulf - Reuters
Reuters | Big oil to get more grilling as oil gushes in Gulf Reuters WASHINGTON/PORT FOURCHON, La., May 12 (Reuters) - Top oil executives face a second day of grilling by US lawmakers on Wednesday over a deadly well rupture that unleashed a huge oil slick and the specter of ... Senators at hearing focus on well pressure Oil spill in Gulf of Mexico endangers wildlife; jobs are at risk, too Support for oil drilling decreases |
Monday, May 10, 2010
Nomination of Kagan Leaves Some Longing on the Left - New York Times
ABC News | Nomination of Kagan Leaves Some Longing on the Left New York Times President Obama, with Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., presented Solicitor General Elena Kagan as his nominee to be the nation's 112th Supreme Court justice on Monday. By PETER BAKER WASHINGTON â€" The selection of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to be ... Elena Kagan nomination for Supreme Court riles both sides of political aisle What the Kagan pick says about Obama Into battle over Kagan |
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Obama to name Kagan to Supreme Court - Los Angeles Times
Globe and Mail | Obama to name Kagan to Supreme Court Los Angeles Times Kagan, 50, taught alongside Obama at the University of Chicago Law School in the 1990s before going on to serve as the dean of the Harvard Law School. ... Obama Is Said to Select Kagan as Justice AP: Elena Kagan is Obama's Pick for the Supreme Court Obama picks Kagan as Supreme Court nominee: source |
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Saturday, May 8, 2010
BP isn't giving up despite repair setback - Houston Chronicle
Telegraph.co.uk | BP isn't giving up despite repair setback Houston Chronicle A 100-ton containment box meant to capture oil leaking from a well under the Gulf of Mexico sat about 650 feet away from its target Saturday, as BP engineers try to find a way to stop the formation of icelike gas and water crystals ... BP Oil-Collection Chamber Clogs, Removed From Leaking Gulf Well Obama oil response: aggressive as crisis unfolded BP Suffers Setback on Containment Dome |
Friday, May 7, 2010
Officials enlist robots to help contain oil gushing in Gulf of Mexico - Washington Post
Globe and Mail | Officials enlist robots to help contain oil gushing in Gulf of Mexico Washington Post An ecosystem, an economy and a way of life for much of the nation's coastal southeast remained in the pincered grip of a quartet of robots on Friday, as their human handlers in Houston fin » |
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Thursday, May 6, 2010
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