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The Guardian (blog) | 'Russian spies' may have used false UK and Irish passports The Guardian The British and Irish governments were today investigating » |
Reuters | Said his greatest mistake was joining the Ku Klux Klan in the 1940s CNN Washington(CNN) -- West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd, the self-educated son of a coal miner who became the longest-serving member of Congress, died early Monday at age 92, the senator's office said. Byrd, a nine-term Democrat, was known as a master of the ... Sen. Robert Byrd dead at 92; West Virginia lawmaker was the longest serving ... Byrd's Way Testimonials to Sen. Robert C. Byrd |
CBC.ca | Crews in oil-soaked Gulf keep wary eye on Tropical Storm Alex CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Tropical Storm Alex was on track to become hurricane strength once it makes its way back to the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico late Sunday. But forecasters expect it to avoid the oil-affected areas. ... Tropical Storm Alex sets sights on Gulf of Mexico Tropical Storm Alex makes landf » |
Kansas City Star | Tropical Storm Alex forms; unclear whether it will affect oil spill CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Tropical Storm Alex -- the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season this year -- formed in the Caribbean on Saturday as BP continued to battle a massive oil spill in the Gulf. Alex had maximum sustained winds of ... Tropical Storm Alex Might Miss Gulf Oil Spill Tropical Storm Threatens Yucatan, Heads Towards Gulf Tropical storm Alex not on track for Gulf |
Globe and Mail | Factbox: Highlights of US financial regulation reform bill Reuters (Reuters) - A US Senate-House of Representatives panel has completed a bill overhauling financial regulation. It must now win approval in each chamber before it can go to President Barack Obama to be signed into law. SWAPS PUSH-OUT: W » |
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 New media too speedy to outflank Americans still face long odds to win Afghanistan war with Gen. Patraeus in ... |
NDTV.com | McChrystal article renews attention to split with Biden over Afghanistan Washington Post The top US general in Afghanistan was summoned to Washington for a White House meeting after apologizing for flippant and dismissive remarks about top Obama administration officials. By Anne E. Kornblut Vice President Biden may have lost the battle ... Afghan officials r » |
Daily Mail | Inside van der Sloot's cell: A thin mattress, a hole for a toilet CNN Joran Van der Sloot is led from his cell in the isolation unit at Castro Castro prison. Editor's note: Mayra Cuevas-Nazario is an assignment producer and Jean Casarez is a correspondent for In ... Report: Van Der Sloot Retracts Murder Confession Peru, Aruba murder suspect to face questioning Joran Van der Sloot retracts confession; claims police 'tricked' him: report |
WKRG-TV | Both GOP and Democrats are split by internal divisions MiamiHerald.com WASHINGTON -- Less than five months before elections that will determine control of Congress, the nation's two major political parties both face nagging internal divisions over the role of the federal ... Obama says GOP making life harder for the jobless Obama spill panel big on policy, not engineering Obama uses some clout on oil spill |
The Guardian | 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 The oil spill: Friday Day 59: The Latest on the Oil Spill |
msnbc.com | Title, history on the line as Celtics head to Game 7 Boston Globe Your Green Team was thrashed by the Lakers at Staples Center last night. Playing with none of the urgency and thunder that marked the final two games in Boston, the Celtics were Dropkick Murphyed in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, 89-67. ... Lakers make it one for » |
The Guardian | Obama continues Gulf visit, prepares to address nation CNN By the CNN Wire Staff President Obama addresses the nation live Tuesday night at 8 ET with the latest on the BP oil disaster. Stay with CNN for updates on the cleanup and effort to stop the leak. (CNN) -- President Obama will continue his Gulf Coast ... Gulf Coasters skeptical of Obama, BP promises Dems see gulf oil crisis as chance for change Obama to cap Gulf tour with Oval Office speech |
The Guardian | Obama to address nation on oil disaster Tuesday night CNN By the CNN Wire Staff President Obama addresses the nation live Tuesday night at 8 ET with the latest on the BP oil disaster. Stay with CNN for updates on the cleanup and effort to stop the leak. Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama will visit ... BP's Oil Spill Costs Rise to $1.6 Billion |
The Hindu | How Obama decided to expand offshore oil drilling MiamiHerald.com WASHINGTON -- Weeks before the world had ever heard of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, President Barack Obama stood in the Roosevelt Room of the White House poring over maps of oil drilling sites in the Gulf of Mexico, ... Coast Guard: BP must pick up pace Heat on BP to improve oil spill response President Obama tells British Prime Minister David Cameron that US likes UK ... |
The Hindu | Dozens missing in rugged terrain after Ark. flood USA Today by P. Holm, AP By Justin Juozapavicius, AP Writer CADDO GAP, Ark. â" Floodwaters that tore through an Arkansas campground, killing at least 16 people, also washed away records of who was there, making the daunting search for dozens of missing in heavily ... Search for missing in Ark. flood could take weeks 16 dead, dozens missing in Arkansas flash flooding At least 16 dead in Arkansas flood |
NEWS.com.au | Australian authorities contact missing American teen sailor CNN (CNN) -- Australian authorities have made contact with a 16-year-old American girl who triggered a distress signal while attempting to sail solo around the world, a spokesman for the girl's family said Friday. ... Missing 16-year-old solo sailor Abby Sunderland found alive and well Teenage Girl Sailing Solo Found International rescue mission for missing teen sailor |
BBC Sport | Chicago captures the Cup Boston Globe PHILADELPHIA â" As of an hour after Patrick Kane scored the winning goal in overtime last night, Peter Laviolette still hadn't seen a replay of the puck slip past Michael Leighton. The Philadelphia coach, however, saw Kane's reaction. ... Kane is able to play hero for Blackhawks With Stanley Cup, hockey fin » |
CBC.ca | Gulf spill in Washington spotlight Reuters VENICE, La./LONDON, June 9 (Reuters) - Energy giant BP Plc was forging ahead with efforts to capture oil gushing from its stricken Gulf of Mexico well as the spill remained high on Washington's radar screen, ... Democrats try to seize initiative on oil spill Washington's Revolving Door: How Oil Oversight Failed Obama's getting re » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Latest developments on the Gulf oil disaster CNN By the CNN Wire Staff President Barack Obama delivers strong defense of his administration's response to the spill stating he has held meetings with experts and has learned "whose ass to kick." Gulf oil disaster will be felt for years, said Coast Guard ... Obama to Reopen Oil Drilling |
CBC.ca | REFILE-UPDATE 1-BP sees second oil capture system in mid-June Reuters LONDON June 7 (Reuters) - Oil major BP Plc (BP.L) said it expected a second oil containment system, which would » |
CBC.ca | 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 ... Gulf Containment Cap Closely Watched in 2nd Day Cap in place, loss of oil slows as caution prevails Gulf containment cap closely watched in 2nd day |