New York Daily News | Ethics Inquiry Leader Sought Reprimand in Rangel Case New York Times The congressman who headed an inquiry into Representative Charles B. Rangel's ethics said Friday that he and others involved with the investigation recommended that Mr. Rangel receive the relatively moderate punishment of a formal ... Obama hopes Rep. Rangel can leave "with dignity" Obama c » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Ruling Against Arizona Is a Warning for Other States New York Times A federal judge in Arizona on Wednesday broadly vindicated the Obama administration's high-stakes move to ch » |
Telegraph.co.uk | American Robert Dudley may take CEO's post at BP USA Today By Oli Scarff, Getty Images By Julie Schmit, USA TODAY The man reportedly in line to run BP is an American with ties to the region the oil spill has devastated and experience navigating in rough waters. If Robert Dudley, a BP managing director, ... Hayward to Get Spot at TNK-BP |
FOXNews | Iowa Governor Says Immediate Danger has Passed After 'Catastrophic' Dam Break FOXNews Iowa Governor Chet Culver said Saturday night the immediate danger near Lake Delhi had passed after a "catastrophic" dam breach sent water spilling downstream and hundreds of people fleeing for safety, The Des Moines Register reported. ... Dam fails in eastern Iowa, causing massive flooding Iowa dam bursts, lets loose flood waters Earthen dam breaks in Iowa |
National Geographic | Tropical Storm Bonnie moving toward oil spill The Associated Press NASSAU, Bahamas â€" Tropical Storm Bonnie steamed through the central Bahamas on Thursday night while tracking a course that could take it over the site of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Rain and lightning raked the low-lying Turks and Caicos Islands and ... Ships ordered to leave Gulf spill site ahead of storm BP well to stay sealed as storm moves in BP's Well to Remain Sealed as Tropical Storm Passes, Delaying Final Kill |
Boston Globe | USDA to reconsider ousting of worker over race charges msnbc.com Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said early Wednesday that his department will reconsider the ouster of an employee who resigned over » |
The Guardian | Feds: Cap on ruptured BP's oil well leaking The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Oil is leaking from the cap on BP's ruptured oil well, but federal officials intend to leave it in place for now. Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad » |
Reuters | Optimistic BP Hopeful That Damaged Well Can Stay Closed New York Times BP said on Sunday that it hoped to leave its well in the Gulf of Mexico closed down until it is permanently plugged, meaning that little or no more oil should spew into the gulf. Dave Martin/Associated Press Workers skimmed for oil in ... BP says it plans to keep gulf oil well cap closed Seal on Gulf well could remain several weeks, BP official says BP mulls big post-spill restructure: report |
The Hindu | Capped BP Gulf well under scrutiny, Obama cautious Reuters HOUSTON/WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) - BP Plc's (BP.N) (BP.L) stricken Gulf of Mexico oil well showed no signs of leaking on Friday, but officials intensified oversight after a critical test showed pressure barely ... BP says capped Gulf of Mexico oil well not leaking Results C » |
Sydney Morning Herald | Daly Turns Heads With an Opening 66 New York Times ST. ANDREWS, Scotland â€" After » |
Reuters | US Delays Test of Device That Could Seal Gulf Well New York Times ABOARD THE RESOLUTE, 40 miles off Louisiana â€" Workers on surface ships continued to flare gas and oil on Wednesday at the site of BP's runaway well in the Gulf of Mexico after officials announced that a critical pressure test on the ... After days of progress, BP freezes work in Gulf Setback: BP cap in limbo over gov't questions BP Delays Work on Cap, Relief Well |
Washington Post | George Steinbrenner dead at 80 ESPN George Steinbrenner, best known for his long, successful reign as owner of the New York Yankees baseb » |
Globe and Mail | BP Starts Test Today on Stopping Leak From Gulf Well BusinessWeek (Updates with BP comments beginning in third paragraph. For more on the BP oil spill, see {SPILL }.) By Jim Polson and Jessica Resnick-Ault July 12 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc may stop the flow of crude from its leaking Gulf of Mexico well, source of the ... Tests to Determine if New Well Cap Will Halt Oil Flow BP optimistic about spill containment effort BP robots slowly lowering oil cap toward Gulf leak |
The Hindu | BP attempts lower new cap into Gulf well MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- PLC was moving Sunday to inst » |
Globe and Mail | Some oil spill events from Saturday, July 10, 2010 Washington Post By AP AP -- A summary of events Saturday, July 10, Day 81 of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that began with the April 20 explosion and fire on the drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, owned by Transocean Ltd. and leased by BP PLC, which is in charge of ... Robots begin work to remove cap from gushing well BP to Remove Well Cap Today to Inst » |
The Hindu | 10 in spy swap arrive at Moscow airport Los Angeles Times At the same time, the plane carrying 4 spies released by Russia reportedly lands at a British military base. The swap took place in Vienna as both governments seek to put the scandal behind them. By Sergei L. Loiko, Los Angeles Times A plane carrying ... Russia, US, Swap Prisoners in Spy Case Official: CIA's Panetta led spy swap negotiations US and Russia complete spy swap |
Reuters | Obama Presses BP on Procedures to Recover More Oil New York Times WASHINGTON - With a weeklong window of favorable weather opening in the Gulf of Mexico, the Obama administration is pressing BP to move quickly on two operations that could double the amount of oil captured from the gushing well. ... UK Govt Rejects EU Demand To Freeze » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Steps Point to Possible Swap of Spy Suspects With Russia New York Times MOSCOW â€" The mother of a Russian scientist convicted of spying for the United States said Wednesday that her son had been moved to Moscow from a penal colony in preparation for a possible trade involving the Russian spy suspects ... 3 Russian Spy Suspects Face Arraignment in US Court Russian spy claims swap in works for spies in US Russia and US preparing spy swap |
New Zealand Herald | US 'dismayed' by 8-year sentence for American in China CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Beijing, China (CNN) -- The United States Embassy here said Monday that it is "dismayed" by a Chinese court decision sentencing of a US citizen to eight years in prison for violating state secrets law. ... China Sentences US Geologist to 8 Years Chinese court sentences US geologist to 8 years US Geologist Sentenced to 8 Years in China |
The Hindu | Giant skimmer tested on oil spill BBC News A giant tanker refitted to scoop up spilled oil is being tested at the site of the Gulf of Mexico oil leak. The Taiwanese vessel - c » |
France24 | Biden Visits Iraq, Offering Diplomacy Amid Impasse New York Times BAGHDAD â€" Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. landed here on Saturday evening for a visit that signaled a desire by the United States to step deeper into a four-month political stalemate that has become a backdrop to the drawdown of ... Biden makes surprise visit to Baghdad as Iraq leaders worry US is shifting focus Biden arrives in Iraq for Independence Day, meetings VP Biden arrives in Iraq amid political impasse |
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The Hindu | World's largest skimmer arrives in Gulf as Alex disrupts oil cleanup CNN By the CNN Wire Staff New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- A ship described as the world's largest oil skimming vessel arrived in the Gulf of Mexico, but was awaiting approval to begin work in cleaning up the oil disaster, according to a spokesman for the ... BP oil spill nears notorious record as Gulf's worst Alex weakens to tropical storm, but kills three Alex Is Downgraded to Tropical Storm |
