Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Anna Chapman's cover story unravels - The Guardian


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Anna Chapman's cover story unravels

The Guardian


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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Kagan Shifts on Disclosure of Legal Views at Hearings - New York Times


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Kagan Shifts on Disclosure of Legal Views at Hearings

New York Times


Solicitor General Elena Kagan arrived for the second day of her confirmation hearings on Tuesday. By CHARLIE SAVAGE and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG WASHINGTON â€" At the opening of questioning in her Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Tuesday, ...


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Monday, June 28, 2010

As Kagan confirmation hearings begin, Republicans struggle for line of attack - Washington Post


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As Kagan confirmation hearings begin, Republicans struggle for line of attack

Washington Post


For weeks leading up to the start of Elena Kagan's Senate confirmation hearings Monday, Republicans have struggled to find a compelling line of attack to take against the Supreme Court nominee. ...


Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan: What questions can she expect?

Christian Science Monitor


Republicans Poised for a Fight over Elena Kagan

CBS News


US court to decide corporate reform law, gun case

Reuters


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Sunday, June 27, 2010

Ghana eliminates the United States in the 2010 World Cup - Washington Post


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Ghana eliminates the United States in the 2010 World Cup

Washington Post


The United States loses 2-1 to Ghana in a round-of-16 match at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa. Ghana's Anthony Annan, left, and United States' Landon Donovan, right, compete for the b »


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Saturday, June 26, 2010

Tropical storm plus oil slick equals uncertainty - CNN


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Tropical storm plus oil slick equals uncertainty

CNN


By the CNN Wire Staff New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- The disaster thousands of feet deep in the Gulf of Mexico may be exacerbated by a different type of calamity in the coming week -- a tropical storm -- that could push the oil farther along Florida's ...


Gale force winds could leave Gulf oil gushing for 2 weeks

San Jose Mercury News


Strengthening Storm System Heads for Mexico, Belize

Voice of America


Storm Could Be Latest Problem In Spill Cleanup

KCRA Sacramento


Naples Daily News -BusinessWeek


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Thursday, June 24, 2010

McCain: Don't Stop With McChrystal, 'We Need a New Team' - ABC News


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McCain: Don't Stop With McChrystal, 'We Need a New Team'

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A day after President Obama replaced the top US commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, with Iraq War architect Gen. David Petraeus, Sen. John McCain urged the president not to stop there. ...


Gates advocated keeping McChrystal, source says

CNN


Reporter believed McChrystal was 'untouchable'

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New US General Prepares to Take Lead in Afghanistan

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BBC News -Newsweek -New York Times


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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Gen. Stanley McChrystal to Face Obama: 'I've Compromised the Mission' - ABC News


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Gen. Stanley McChrystal to Face Obama: 'I've Compromised the Mission'

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Gen. Stanley McChrystal's job hangs in the balance as President Obama today confronts him about his disparaging comments in a Rolling Stone interview and decides whether he can effectively lead troops as top ...


Dilemma for Obama in McChrystal Choice

New York Times


Gen. Stanley McChrystal to explain anti-administration comments

Washington Post


US general in Afghan war to explain remarks Wed.

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USA Today -BBC News -FOXNews


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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

US Commander in Afghanistan Slams Obama Administration - Voice of America


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US Commander in Afghanistan Slams Obama Administration

Voice of America


Photo: AP The top US military commander in Afghanistan is being summoned to Washington to explain critical comments he and his staff have made about President Barack Obama and other members of the administration. In an article published in the latest ...


Gen. Stanley McChrystal coming to Washington to explain anti-administration ...

Washington Post


US general summoned to White House

Aljazeera.net


NATO setbacks in Afghanistan as US summons commander

AFP


ABC Online -The Associated Press -CNN (blog)


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Monday, June 21, 2010

BP estimates spill up to 100000 bpd in document - Reuters


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BP estimates spill up to 100000 bpd in document

Reuters


Poggy fish lie dead stuck in oil in Bay Jimmy near Port Sulpher, Louisiana June 20, 2010. LONDON/BURAS Louisiana (Reuters) - An internal BP document released by a US lawmaker estimated that a worst-case scenario rate for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill ...


BP Gulf spill costs hit $2 billion, no end yet

The Associated Press


Church of England Will Keep BP Shares After Gulf Oil Spill

BusinessWeek


BP's Robert Dudley Signals U.S. to Stay Cornerstone of Its Business

Bloomberg


BBC News -ABC News -AFP


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Sunday, June 20, 2010

A yachting trip? The 10 worst BP gaffes in Gulf oil spill. - Christian Science Monitor


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A yachting trip? The 10 worst BP gaffes in Gulf oil spill.

Christian Science Monitor


BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward attended a yachting race in England yesterday. It was just the latest BP public relations gaffe in the Gulf oil spill. Here are 10 of the worst. Boats await the 5 am start of the JP Morgan Asset Management Round the ...


BP chief's weekend sailing trip stokes anger at oil company

The Guardian


BP's Hayward takes a day off for yacht race, infuriating gulf residents

Washington Post


BP CEO's yacht outing infuriates Gulf residents

The Associated Press


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Saturday, June 19, 2010

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


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Questions about who's in charge of BP oil response

The Associated Press


NEW ORLEANS â€" Who's in charge? Depends on whom 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 oil spill caused by 'negligence or misconduct', says drilling partner

The Guardian


BP's Hayward Relinquishing Duties on US Oil Spill

Voice of America


Partner puts blame on BP as spill costs grow

Reuters


AFP -Washington Post -Philadelphia Inquirer


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Friday, June 18, 2010

'Tired' Tony Hayward 'savaged' by Congress, say UK media - CNN International


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'Tired' Tony Hayward 'savaged' by Congress, say UK media

CNN International


London, England (CNN) -- British commentators and media have been split by the performance of BP boss Tony Hayward before a Congressional committee investigating the Gulf Coast oil disaster. But while some analysts backed Hayward following Thursday's ...


BP Chief Hayward on Hot Seat

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Thursday, June 17, 2010

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Gulf residents seek more than talk from Obama - The Associated Press


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Gulf residents seek more than talk from Obama

The Associated Press


ORANGE BEACH, Ala. â€" Restaurant owner Regina Shipp was near desperation before President Barack Obama's address on the Gulf oil crisis. The tourists are gone, empty tables fill her dockside dining room, and her business has lost $57000 after just a few ...


Obama, BP set for Gulf oil showdown

CNN


With oil still gushing, Obama has to deliver

Chicago Sun-Times


President focuses federal role in Oval Office speech

USA Today


San Francisco Chronicle -D »

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Stopping the oil - BBC News


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Stopping the oil

BBC News


On 20 April 2010, eleven workers died in an explosion on the BP-contracted Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico. As well as the human tragedy, the oil spilling into the sea poses a risk to wildlife and local industries. ...


Daly: Memories of Ground Zero undermine Obama's gulf optimism

New York Daily News


Gulf Coasters skeptical of Obama, BP promises

Boston Globe


Dems see gulf oil crisis as chance for change

San Francisco Chronicle


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Monday, June 14, 2010

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Pakistan puppet masters guide the Taliban killers - Times Online


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Pakistan puppet masters guide the Taliban killers

Times Online


THE Taliban commander waited at the ramshackle border crossing while Pakistani police wielding assault rifles stopped and searched the line of cars and trucks travelling into Afghanistan. Some of the trucks carried smuggled goods â€" DVD players, ...


Taliban to be removed from blacklist?

Press TV


Report slams Pakistan for meddling in Afghanistan

Reuters


Pakistan's ISI 'supports' Taliban

BBC News


New York Times -Sify -The Associated Press


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Saturday, June 12, 2010

Relatives fear more people missing after deadly Arkansas floods - CNN International


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Relatives fear more people missing after deadly Arkansas floods

CNN International


By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management said it has received c »


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Friday, June 11, 2010

US teenage sailor Abby Sunderland found in Indian Ocean - BBC News


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US teenage sailor Abby Sunderland found in Indian Ocean

BBC News


A 16-year-old US sailor who went missing while sailing solo around the world has been found safe and well. Abby Sunderland's yacht was spotted by an aerial search team in the southern Indian Ocean, midway between Australia and Africa. ...


Teenage round-the-world sailor Abby Sunderland found alive

Times Online


Boats heading to teen sailor found in Indian Ocean

The Associated Press


Teenage Girl, Sailing Solo, Is Found

New York Times


ABC Online -Telegraph.co.uk -Xinhua


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Thursday, June 10, 2010

Latest developments on the Gulf oil disaster - CNN


Globe and Mail


Latest developments on the Gulf oil disaster

CNN


By the CNN Wire Staff President Barack Obama will host the families of the 11 workers killed in the BP oil rig explosion at the White House Thursday. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis heads to New Orelans Thursday to meet with fishermen affected by the ...


AT A GLANCE: BP Shares Slump On Political Oil Spill Attacks

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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

BP Makes Case For More Oil Drilling As Spill Continues - Wall Street Journal


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BP Makes Case For More Oil Drilling As Spill Continues

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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Bill would make oil companies pay - Boston Globe


Globe and Mail


Bill would make oil companies pay

Boston Globe


US Representative Edward J. Markey (left) talked with congressman Bruce Braley of Iowa at yesterday's hearing. (Chuck Cook for The Boston Globe) By Erin Ailworth CHALMETTE, La. â€" Massachusetts congressman Edward J. Markey's office is drafting ...


Obama lambastes BP boss Hayward

BBC News


Obama to Reopen Oil Drilling

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Monday, June 7, 2010

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Two men with militant ties arrested in NY: report - Reuters


Reuters


Two men with militant ties arrested in NY: report

Reuters


People are seen in the new JetBlue Airways Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy International Airport during a terminal test in New York August 23, 2008. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two men were arrested late Saturday at John F. Kennedy International Airport where ...


Law enforcement share little about 2 men arrested at JFK airport

CNN


Report: NYPD Arrests Two NJ Men With Links To Terror Cell

NY1


Report: Terrorism arrests at JFK...Baghdad bombings

9&10 News


New York Daily News


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