Monday, May 31, 2010

LIVE: Israeli raid on Gaza flotilla - BBC News


Ha'aretz


LIVE: Israeli raid on Gaza flotilla

BBC News


Live coverage of events, after Israeli commandos storm a convoy of boats carrying aid to Gaza, showing latest developments with breaking news and comment from BBC correspondents.  »


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Thursday, May 27, 2010

Drilling limits raise fears for jobs, prices - Houston Chronicle


Telegraph.co.uk


Drilling limits raise fears for jobs, prices

Houston Chronicle


President Barack Obama takes questions Thursday at a news conference in the East Room of the White House after announcing a new federal ban on drilling in the deep-water Gulf of Mexico as well as in waters off Alaska. ...


Obama Vows Tougher Stance on Oil Industry

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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

BP Used Riskier Method to Seal Oil Well Before Blast - New York Times


CBC.ca


BP Used Riskier Method to Seal Oil Well Before Blast

New York Times


WASHINGTON รข€" Several days before the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, BP officials chose, partly for financial reasons, to use a type of casing for the well that the company knew was the riskier of two options, according to a ...


Questions about the oil spill that Obama could hear at his news conference

Washington Post


World waits to see if 'top kill' will stop oil flow in gulf

Los Angeles Times


BP's 'Top Kill' Operation Under Way

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Monday, May 24, 2010

White House, Congress reach deal on repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell' - CNN


Washington Post


White House, Congress reach deal on repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell'

CNN


Democrats want the agreement to have the full support of Defense Secretary Robert Gates and the Pentagon. Washington (CNN) -- Congressional Democrats reached an agreement Monday with the White House and possibly the Pentagon on a key legislative step ...


Deal could end 'don't ask, don't tell'

Los Angeles Times


Obama backs 'don't ask, don't tell' compromise that could pave way for repeal

Washington Post


Waste, Fraud and the Truth

New York Times


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Thursday, May 20, 2010

Senate clears way for final vote on financial reform bill - Christian Science Monitor


Reuters


Senate clears way for final vote on financial reform bill

Christian Science Monitor


Three Republican senators from the Northeast join majority Democrats to advance a financial reform bill to tighten regulation of W »


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Friday, May 14, 2010

Governor's spending plan cuts welfare, boosts colleges - San Francisco Chronicle


Sydney Morning Herald


Governor's spending plan cuts welfare, boosts colleges

San Francisco Chronicle


Emelyn Ejada works in the San Francisco Human Services Agency office Friday. Ejada was hired as a six-month temporary employee through the CalWORKS program but could lose her job if Gov. Schwarzenegger's proposed budget cuts are enacted. ...


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Sunday, May 2, 2010

Scare Reveals Other Side of Times Square - New York Times


BBC News


Scare Reveals Other Side of Times Square

New York Times


On a typical warm weekend night, Times Square teems with visitors: theater fans taking a post-show stroll down Broadway; tourists staying in high-rise hotels; suburban teenagers who gather to gawk at the jumbo-sized ...


NY police defuse car bomb in Times Square

Reuters


Times Square - 'crossroads of the world'

BBC News


First New York City car bomb since 1993 at World Trade Center

New York Daily News


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