Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Hurricane Alex picks up speed - msnbc.com


Telegraph.co.uk


Hurricane Alex picks up speed

msnbc.com


AP Hurricane Alex churns through the western Gulf of Mexico, taking aim at the Mexico-Texas border, far away from the massive oil spill. MIAMI â€" Hurricane Alex was becoming stronger in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday, but was expected to skirt oil fields ...


Hurricane Alex and the BP Oil Spill Disaster

ABC News


Wind, waves from hurricane dock oil skimming boats

The Associated Press


Hurricane Alex could make land late Wednesday

Reuters


Los Angeles Times -Houston Chronicle -MiamiHerald.com


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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

FBI arrests 10 accused of working as Russian spies - Washington Post


Telegraph.co.uk


FBI arrests 10 accused of working as Russian spies

Washington Post


FBI agents arrested 10 people on charges that they spent years in the United States as spies for Russia, taking on fake identities and trying to ferret out intelligence about US policy and secrets by making connections to think tanks ...


Russia condemns 'baseless' US  »

Monday, June 28, 2010

Robert Byrd, longtime Democratic senator, dies at 92 - Los Angeles Times


The Guardian


Robert Byrd, longtime Democratic senator, dies at 92

Los Angeles Times


Robert Carlyle Byrd, the West Virginia Democrat who was often c »


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Sunday, June 27, 2010

Protests Turn Violent at G-20 Summit in Toronto - Voice of America


ABC Online


Protests Turn Violent at G-20 Summit in Toronto

Voice of America


Photo: AP A protester with a bandana over her face confronts a riot police line-up on Bay Street during demonstrations at the G8 and G20 Summits, Saturday, June 26, 2010 in Toronto. Hundreds of demonstrators protesting the G-20 global economic summit ...


G20 protesters riot in Toronto

The Guardian


Security tightened near summit venue amid anti G-20 violence

The Hindu


Toronto faces second violent day: Blair

CBC.ca


AFP -The Associated Press -Vancouver Sun


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Saturday, June 26, 2010

Unclear if tropical storm Alex will hit oiled Gulf - The Associated Press


Kansas City Star


Unclear if tropical storm Alex will hit oiled Gulf

The Associated Press


MIAMI â€" Tropical storm Alex formed in the Western Caribbean Saturday, and forecasters said it was unclear if it would miss the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami said early Saturday that the ...


Tropical Storm Alex Forms in Caribbean, US Government Says

BusinessWeek


Tropical storm threatens BP oil slick clean-up in Gulf of Mexico

Telegraph.co.uk


Brewing storm casts a cloud on oil spill response

Los Angeles Times


FOXNews -Houston Chronicle -Reuters


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Friday, June 25, 2010

House and Senate in Deal on Financial System Reform - New York Times


Washington Post


House and Senate in Deal on Financial System Reform

New York Times


WASHINGTON â€" Nearly two years after the American financial system teetered on the verge of collapse, congressional negotiators reached agreement early Friday morning to reconcile competing versions of the biggest overhaul of financial ...


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Thursday, June 24, 2010

Short, Tense Deliberation, Then a General Is Gone - New York Times


Reuters


Short, Tense Deliberation, Then a General Is Gone

New York Times


President Obama leaving the Rose Garden after announcing that he had replaced Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal. His advisers were divided over how to handle the controversy over the general. By MARK LANDLER WASHINGTON â€" By the time he woke up Wednesday ...


McChrystal row reflects Washington nerves

BBC News


McChrystal's Exit Comes at Key Point in War

FOXNews


The Afghanistan Reboot: Can Obama and Petraeus Work Together?

TIME


Boston Globe -Philadelphia Inquirer -The Associated Press


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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

McChrystal likely to resign over magazine comments, source says - CNN


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McChrystal likely to resign over magazine comments, source says

CNN


By the CNN Wire Staff Washington (CNN) -- America's top military commander in Afghanistan is unlikely to survive the f »


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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Remorseless Times Square car bomber Faisal Shahzad warns: 'We will be ... - New York Daily News


Reuters


Remorseless Times Square car bomber Faisal Shahzad warns: 'We will be ...

New York Daily News


A US Marshal removes the handcuffs of Times Square terrorist Faisal Shahzad in court Monday. CLICK IMAGE OF FAISAL SHAHZAD FOR MORE PICS FROM THE FAILED TIMES SQUARE CAR BOMBING. ...


Guilty plea in failed NY car bombing

Philadelphia Inquirer


TIMES SQUARE BOMB SCARE: Man pleads guilty in plot

Detroit Free Press


Times Square Suspect Pleads Guilty “A Hundred Times Over”

Right Juris


KMOV.com -WBKO -Maximum Edge


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Monday, June 21, 2010

BP Says Gulf Oil Spill Response Costs Up To $2 Billion - Wall Street Journal


The Guardian


BP Says Gulf Oil Spill Response Costs Up To $2 Billion

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Sunday, June 20, 2010

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Questions about who's in charge of BP oil response - The Associated Press


Globe and Mail


Questions about who's in charge of BP oil response

The Associated Press


NEW ORLEANS â€" Who's in charge? Depends on who you ask. BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg told Britain's Sky News television on Friday that CEO Tony Hayward is on his way out as the company's point man on the Gulf oil spill crisis. ...


BP ousting Hayward from key role

Philadelphia Inquirer


The oil spill: Friday

Detroit Free Press


BP Team Will Tie $20 Billion of U.S. Assets to Fund (Update1)

San Francisco Chronicle


Los Angeles Times -New York Times -BBC News


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Friday, June 18, 2010

Lakers come to their own defense - Los Angeles Times


Telegraph.co.uk


Lakers come to their own defense

Los Angeles Times


Kobe Bryant is Finals MVP and Lakers r »

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Obama, BP set for Gulf oil showdown - CNN


The Hindu


Obama, BP set for Gulf oil showdown

CNN


Washington (CNN) -- President Obama will have his showdown on Wednesday with BP top executives and says he will tell the company it must pick up the tab for the massive oil disaster in the Gulf. Obama vowed Tuesday to unleash whatever resources may be ...


President focuses federal role in Oval Office speech

USA Today


Obama pledges recovery after BP oil spill

San Francisco Chronicle


'Reckless' BP will pay, Obama says in first Oval Office address

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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Dems see gulf oil crisis as chance for change - San Francisco Chronicle


The Hindu


Dems see gulf oil crisis as chance for change

San Francisco Chronicle


(06-15) 04:00 PDT Washington -- The big question for many Democrats tonight is how far President Obama will go in his first Oval Office address to turn the Gulf of Mexico disaster into an opportunity to end the nation's dependence on petroleum. ...


Speech from Oval Office symbolizes weight of spill crisis

Seattle Times


Oil spill's tough questions

Detroit Free Press


Obama: Gulf will get back to normal

Philadelphia Inquirer


New York Times -WLOS -NOLA.com


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Monday, June 14, 2010

Obama leadership on BP spill faces testing week - Reuters


Reuters


Obama leadership on BP spill faces testing week

Reuters


WASHINGTON/LONDON, June 14 (Reuters) - Barack Obama's leadership of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill faces key tests this week as the US president gives his first national address on the disaster and meets top BP (BP.L) (BP. ...


BP Deploys Deepsea Sensors to Better Measure Spill

ABC News


Obama to report on how he'll hold BP responsible

Boston Globe


Obama wants BP escrow fund for spill damage

Los Angeles Times


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Sunday, June 13, 2010

No intent to devalue BP: Obama - Reuters


Telegraph.co.uk


No intent to devalue BP: Obama

Reuters


A handler holds the beak of an oil-covered pelican found off the Louisiana coast and affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, at the Fort Jackson Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Buras, Louisiana in this handout taken June ...


Coast Guard gets tougher on BP

Los Angeles Times


Coast Guard Orders BP to Speed Up Cleanup

New York Times


Obama stand on oil spill is tough and temperate

The Associated Press


MiamiHerald.com -NorthJersey.com -Kansas City Star


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Saturday, June 12, 2010

Arlington Cemetery chief's reprimand will disappear in a month - Salon


Los Angeles Times


Arlington Cemetery chief's reprimand will disappear in a month

Salon


Letter will be removed from Metzler's file when he leaves Dept. of Army - which he'll do July 2 By Miranda Simon The Army reacted to reports of unmarked and misidentified graves at the Arlington Cemetery Thursday by demoting superintendent John Metzler ...


Inquiry Finds Graves Mismarked at Arlington

New York Times


Army inquiry finds 211 graves mishandled at Arlington Cemetery

CNN


More parts of Arlington Cemetery to be checked for missing or wrong gravestones

Washington Post


The Associated Press -WMUR Manchester -Tampabay.com


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Thursday, June 10, 2010

Affidavit: Joran Van Der Sloot Lied About Location Of Natalee Holloway's Body - WJXT Jacksonville


Kansas City Star


Affidavit: Joran Van Der Sloot Lied About Location Of Natalee Holloway's Body

WJXT Jacksonville


ET has obtained an FBI affidavit unsealed Thursday which  »


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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Fans celebrate Chicago Blackhawks' Stanley Cup win - USA Today


CBC.ca


Fans celebrate Chicago Blackhawks' Stanley Cup win

USA Today


CHICAGO (AP) â€" Thousands of fans surged out onto the streets of Chicago on Wednesday night to celebrate after the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup. They wore team jerseys, waved banners, and carried memories long memories, in many cases. ...


Blackhawks bring home the Stanley Cup

Los Angeles Times


Turnaround complete: Hockey comes in from the cold in Chicago

SI.com


Top-to-bottom restructuring helps Blackhawks end longest Cup drought

CBSSports.com


NHL.com -MiamiHerald.com -Chicago Sun-Times


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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Anti-Incumbent Rage Bypasses Arkansas - New York Times


Los Angeles Times


Anti-Incumbent Rage Bypasses Arkansas

New York Times


WASHINGTON â€" On a primary election night when the heralded anti-incumbency sentiment was expected to again demonstrate its strength, Senator Blanche Lincoln proved there were clear limits to its power. The latest on President Obama, ...


Blanche Lincoln wins Senate runoff in Arkansas

USA Today


Arkansas Democrat Blanche Lincoln survives anti-incumbent wave

Reuters


Lincoln Revels in Runoff Election Upset Against Halter

FOXNews


Washington Post -W »


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Monday, June 7, 2010

Obama to Reopen Oil Drilling - Wall Street Journal


Globe and Mail


Obama to Reopen Oil Drilling

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Sunday, June 6, 2010

Analysis: Obama and Democrats walk tightrope on oil spill - Reuters


Reuters


Analysis: Obama and Democrats walk tightrope on oil spill

Reuters


President Barack Obama surveys damage along the Louisiana coastline at Fourchon Beach caused after a BP oil line ruptured in the Gulf of Mexico, May 28, 2010. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The BP oil spill crisis has put US President Barack Obama on the ...


Gulf oil crisis could stretch into the f »

Saturday, June 5, 2010

BP still collecting from well as oil hits Florida Panhandle - CNN


Telegraph.co.uk


BP still collecting from well as oil hits Florida Panhandle

CNN


By the CNN Wire Staff Pensacola, Florida (CNN) -- As oil drifted onto beaches as far east as the Florida Panhandle, a BP official said Saturday the company was pleased with its operation to funnel crude up from the ruptured undersea well to a drilling ...


Cap holds more oil, but time will tell

Seattle Times


Cap placed on well is slowing flow of oil into the gulf

Washington Post


BP chief says not quitting over spill - newspaper

Reuters


MiamiHerald.com -CBS News -Los Angeles Times


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