Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

'Russian spies' may have used false UK and Irish passports - The Guardian


The Guardian (blog)


'Russian spies' may have used false UK and Irish passports

The Guardian


The British and Irish governments were today investigating  »


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Monday, June 28, 2010

Said his greatest mistake was joining the Ku Klux Klan in the 1940s - CNN


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 ...

Washington Post


Byrd's Way

Newsweek


Testimonials to Sen. Robert C. Byrd

The Associated Press


Kansas City Star -NBC New York -Reuters


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Sunday, June 27, 2010

Crews in oil-soaked Gulf keep wary eye on Tropical Storm Alex - CNN International


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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

MLive.com


Tropical Storm Alex makes landf »


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Saturday, June 26, 2010

Tropical Storm Alex forms; unclear whether it will affect oil spill - CNN


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

Voice of America


Tropical Storm Threatens Yucatan, Heads Towards Gulf

BusinessWeek


Tropical storm Alex not on track for Gulf

The Associated Press


Houston Chronicle -Chattanooga Times Free Press -Seattle Times


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Friday, June 25, 2010

Factbox: Highlights of US financial regulation reform bill - Reuters


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 »

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


New media too speedy to outflank

Philadelphia Inquirer


Americans still face long odds to win Afghanistan war with Gen. Patraeus in ...

New York Daily News


TIME -Washington Post (blog) -The Associated Press


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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

McChrystal article renews attention to split with Biden over Afghanistan - Washington Post


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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 »


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Monday, June 21, 2010

Inside van der Sloot's cell: A thin mattress, a hole for a toilet - CNN


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

KJCT8.com


Peru, Aruba murder suspect to face questioning

AFP


Joran Van der Sloot retracts confession; claims police 'tricked' him: report

New York Daily News


Atlanta Journal Constitution -CNN International -ABC News


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Sunday, June 20, 2010

Both GOP and Democrats are split by internal divisions - MiamiHerald.com


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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

The Associated Press


Obama spill panel big on policy, not engineering

WLOS


Obama uses some clout on oil spill

Los Angeles Times


Voice of America -W »

Saturday, June 19, 2010

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


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

Philadelphia Inquirer


The oil spill: Friday

Detroit Free Press


Day 59: The Latest on the Oil Spill

New York Times


Los Angeles Times -W »


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Friday, June 18, 2010

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Title, history on the line as Celtics head to Game 7 - Boston Globe


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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  »


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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Obama continues Gulf visit, prepares to address nation - CNN


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

Boston Globe


Dems see gulf oil crisis as chance for change

San Francisco Chronicle


Obama to cap Gulf tour with Oval Office speech

The Associated Press


The Guardian -D »


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Monday, June 14, 2010

Obama to address nation on oil disaster Tuesday night - CNN


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

W »


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Sunday, June 13, 2010

How Obama decided to expand offshore oil drilling - MiamiHerald.com


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

Detroit Free Press


Heat on BP to improve oil spill response

Reuters


President Obama tells British Prime Minister David Cameron that US likes UK ...

New York Daily News


New York Times -The Associated Press


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Saturday, June 12, 2010

Dozens missing in rugged terrain after Ark. flood - USA Today


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

The Associated Press


16 dead, dozens missing in Arkansas flash flooding

Seattle Times


At least 16 dead in Arkansas flood

Reuters


National Post -Houston Chronicle -ABC News


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Friday, June 11, 2010

Australian authorities contact missing American teen sailor - CNN


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

The Guardian


Teenage Girl Sailing Solo Found

New York Times


International rescue mission for missing teen sailor

Times Online


Aljazeera.net -BBC News -ABC Online


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Thursday, June 10, 2010

Chicago captures the Cup - Boston Globe


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

Philadelphia Daily News


With Stanley Cup, hockey fin »

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Gulf spill in Washington spotlight - Reuters


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

Atlanta Journal Constitution


Washington's Revolving Door: How Oil Oversight Failed

TIME


Obama's getting re »


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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Latest developments on the Gulf oil disaster - CNN


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

W »

Monday, June 7, 2010

REFILE-UPDATE 1-BP sees second oil capture system in mid-June - Reuters


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  »


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Sunday, June 6, 2010

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


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

ABC News


Cap in place, loss of oil slows as caution prevails

Boston Globe


Gulf containment cap closely watched in 2nd day

The Associated Press


Washington Post -Seattle Times -Los Angeles Times


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