National Geographic | Shadow of Hurricane Katrina Hangs Over Obama After Spill New York Times WASHINGTON â€" There's a world of difference between the impact of an oil spill and a deadly hurricane. And the White House hopes it stays that way. President Obama made a statement on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the economy ... Louisiana fishermen losing patience over spill Oil-Spill Fight Bogs Down |
Friday, April 30, 2010
Shadow of Hurricane Katrina Hangs Over Obama After Spill - New York Times
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Oil Spill's Blow to BP's Image May Eclipse Costs - New York Times
Reuters | Oil Spill's Blow to BP's Image May Eclipse Costs New York Times A high volume skimming system skimmed oil from the Gulf of Mexico near Venice, La. By CLIFFORD KRAUSS HAMMOND, La. â€" BP says that the offshore drilling accident that is spewing thousands of barrels of oil a day into the Gulf of Mexico could cost the ... Oil spill threatens brown pelicans, other creatures US Gulf state shrimpers sue BP over oil spill Gulf Coast oil spill could eclipse Exxon Valdez |
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Debate to begin on financial rules overhaul - Boston Globe
CBC.ca | Debate to begin on financial rules overhaul Boston Globe Senate Banking Committee chairman Chris Dodd, a Connecticut Democrat, said the debate over the financial overhaul “must be a serious, vigorous debate.'' (Charles Dharapak/Associated Press) By Matt Viser WASHINGTON â€" Senate Democrats broke through a ... Haggard GOP Gives Way, » |
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Goldman Sachs Emerges From Senate Showdown Ahead $549 Million - BusinessWeek
Globe and Mail | Goldman Sachs Emerges From Senate Showdown Ahead $549 Million BusinessWeek April 28 (Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. executives endured more than 10 hours of congressional grilling in one of the most public, and most hostile, political lashings in the firm's 141-year history. ... Factbox: Levin, Blankfein trade jabs at hearing Goldman's Blankfein hit hard on CDO conflicts Trader's Testimony Raises Legal Issues |
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Mourning mine families share stories and presidential solace - Washington Post
ABC News | Mourning mine families share stories and presidential solace Washington Post President Obama eulogizes 29 miners killed in an explosion in Beckley, W.Va., joining a community in mourning to say goodbye, to urge families to remember those who were lost, and to carry on. By David A. Fahrenthold and Michael D. Shear BECKLEY, W.VA. ... Obama eulogizes West Virginia mine blast victims Obama honors f » |
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Saturday, April 24, 2010
Tornado kills 10 in Mississippi: officials - Reuters
BBC News | Tornado kills 10 in Mississippi: officials Reuters BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - A tornado nearly a mile wide ripped through central Mississippi on Saturday, killing 10 people, including three children, and injuring dozens of others, state authorities said. The tornado struck at least 13 counties, ... 10 killed as tornado strikes Miss.; others injured 10 dead, more wounded in Yazoo City, Miss. tornado Mississippi tornado leaves nine dead amid destruction |
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Little room on consumer aid in US reform - Financial Times
Little room on consumer aid in US reform Financial Times Chris Dodd, chairman of the Senate banking committee, said he was unwilling to make significant changes to a proposed consumer financial protection bureau, but could give up a $50bn resolution fund to win Republican ... |
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Chaos persists as Europe flights resume - BBC News
Globe and Mail | Chaos persists as Europe flights resume BBC News Hopes that UK flights would soon return to normal have been undermined by a second volcanic ash cloud in Iceland. Chances to operate planes at many UK airports have been short-lived, and only a few flights have taken place. Airspace in most of the UK ... Airports Reopen, Safety Debate Lingers |
Monday, April 19, 2010
Has killing 2 of its leaders crippled al-Qaida in Iraq? - MiamiHerald.com
Telegraph.co.uk | Has killing 2 of its leaders crippled al-Qaida in Iraq? MiamiHerald.com BAGHDAD -- The killing of a top al-Qaida in Iraq leader could disrupt a link between al-Qaida's top leaders and the radical Sunni Muslim group's Iraqi offshoot, but the identity of a second man who was killed isn't ... Al-Qaeda killing is a morale boost â€" but the fighting's not over Biden hails 'devastating blows' to Al-Qaeda in Iraq Al Qaeda killings show growing competence of Iraqi Army |
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Sunday, April 18, 2010
Airlines, European officials urge end to flight restrictions - Washington Post
National Geographic | Airlines, European officials urge end to flight restrictions Washington Post The Eyjafj » |
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Stunned Poland honours lost president - Times Online
Washington Post | Stunned Poland honours lost president Times Online A hundred thousand Poles gathered yesterday in Warsaw to pay their last respects to the president and other leaders whose deaths in an air crash in Russia have plunged the nation into a bout of intense grief and soul-searching. ... Ash cloud prevents leaders attending Polish funeral Poland to Bury Its President and First Lady Poland holds public memorial for crash victims |
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Friday, April 16, 2010
Gates, LA's police chief during 1992 riot, dies - The Associated Press
Reuters | Gates, LA's police chief during 1992 riot, dies The Associated Press LOS ANGELES â€" Daryl F. Gates, the blunt former Los Angeles police chief who waged war on violent gangs and skirmished with city leaders until his handling of the Rodney King police beating and ensuing riots forced him to retire, died Friday of cancer. ... A conversation with Daryl F. Gates Former LA police chief Daryl Gates dies at 83 Daryl F. Gates, LAPD Chief in Rodney King Era, Dies at 83 |
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
US carriers cancel Europe flights due to ash - Reuters
National Geographic | US carriers cancel Europe flights due to ash Reuters ATLANTA, April 15 (Reuters) - US airlines canceled half their trans-Atlantic service on Thursday because of a gigantic ash cloud spewing from a volcano in Iceland that has closed airports in northern Europe, industry officials said. ... Huge ash plume blanketing Europe may last 5 more days Volcanic cloud casts long shadow over US travel Volcanic ash to reach ground level across UK |
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Poll Finds Tea Party Backers Wealthier and More Educated - New York Times
BBC News | Poll Finds Tea Party Backers Wealthier and More Educated New York Times Tea party supporters are wealthier and more well-educated than the general public, tend to be Republican, white, male, and married, and their strong opposition to the Obama administration is more rooted in ... Tea Party Supporters: Who They Are and What They Believe 'Tea party' looks beyond talk Palin r » |
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Nations Commit to Strengthen Nuclear Security - Voice of America
Washington Post | Nations Commit to Strengthen Nuclear Security Voice of America Photo: AP President Barack Obama says the 47-nation Nuclear Security Summit that concluded in Washington Tuesday is an important step toward shared effective leadership in securing vulnerable nuclear materials over the next four years. ... Medvedev praises Obama for nuclear summit Obama: Summit shows 'what is possible when nations come together' Obama hosting two-day Nuclear Security Summit of 47 nations in Washington |
Monday, April 12, 2010
US Says China Will Push Sanctions Against Iran - New York Times
The Hindu | US Says China Will Push Sanctions Against Iran New York Times WASHINGTON â€" President Obama met with his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, on Monday and the two agreed to push for sanctions over Iran's nuclear program, aides said. The leaders also discussed the ... Obama, China's Hu press for strong words on Iran Obama Nuclear Summit to Change the Conversation |
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
Greece Wins EU45 Billion Pledge to Blunt Crisis, Shore Up Euro - BusinessWeek
The Guardian | Greece Wins EU45 Billion Pledge to Blunt Crisis, Shore Up Euro BusinessWeek April 12 (Bloomberg) -- European governments offered debt- plagued Greece a rescue package worth as much as 45 billion euros ($61 billion) at below-market interest rates in a bid to stem its fiscal crisis and ... Dollar, Yen, Euro Hostage to Moves in EU and China |
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Saturday, April 10, 2010
Mine Agency Powers Limited and Often Unused - New York Times
Los Angeles Times | Mine Agency Powers Limited and Often Unused New York Times This article was reported by Michael Cooper, Gardiner Harris and Eric Lipton, and written by Mr. Cooper. The Mine Safety and Health Administration was created almost 35 years ago, after deadly ... Obama c » |
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Friday, April 9, 2010
Mining disaster raises questions about effectiveness of safety laws - CNN
The Hindu | Mining disaster raises questions about effectiveness of safety laws CNN Naoma, West Virginia (CNN) -- Two West Virginia mining accidents within 17 days in January 2006 killed 14 people and prompted Congress to pass the most sweeping mine safety legislation in 29 years. The Mine Improvement and New ... Mine Operator Escaped Extra Oversight After Warning Two rescue teams enter W.Va. mine Rescue crews have to quit W.Va. mine again |
Thursday, April 8, 2010
US and Russia Sign Nuclear Arms Pact - New York Times
Telegraph.co.uk | US and Russia Sign Nuclear Arms Pact New York Times President Obama and President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia signing the treaty in Prague on Thursday. By PETER BAKER PRAGUE â€" President Obama and his Russian counterpart, Dmitri A. Medvedev, signed a historic treaty here on Thursday to trim their ... Obama, Medvedev sign treaty to reduce nuclear weapons US, Russian leaders agree to limit nuclear arsenals Obama and Medvedev set to sign disarmament treaty |
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010
U.S. limits use of nuclear weapons - Reuters
The Hindu | U.S. limits use of nuclear weapons Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration announced on Tuesday restrictions in US use of nuclear arms, renouncing development of new atomic weapons and heralding cuts in America's stockpile. It also announced plans to pursue high-level bilateral ... Obama wants to lessen 'the threat of nuclear weapons' Obama Nuclear Plan Makes Preventing Nuclear Terrorism Top Goal Obama administration limiting nuclear weaponry |
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Monday, April 5, 2010
Two killed, scores injured in Mexican earthquake - CNN International
CBC.ca | Two killed, scores injured in Mexican earthquake CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Mexican authorities dispatched engineers to check damaged houses and buildings Monday in Baja California state following a major earthquake Sunday that left two people dead. The Federal Electricity Commission was also ... Strong quake kills 2 in Mexico, rattles US states 2 Dead, Aftershocks Continue After 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake LA refineries say no impact from earthquake |
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Sunday, April 4, 2010
Zuma appeals for calm after Terreblanche's death - CNN International
National Post | Zuma appeals for calm after Terreblanche's death CNN International (CNN) -- South African President Jacob Zuma appealed for calm Sunday amid fears the killing of notorious white supremacist Eugene Terreblanche could stoke racial tensions in the country. Terreblanche, the leader of the neo-Nazi Afrikaner ... White supremacist's killing a 'declaration of war' Analysis: Dark times for White Supremacy in South Africa Zuma Urges Calm After White Supremacist Killed |
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