Friday, April 30, 2010

Experts: Oil May Be Leaking at Rate of 25000 Barrels a Day in Gulf - Wall Street Journal


National Geographic


Experts: Oil May Be Leaking at Rate of 25000 Barrels a Day in Gulf

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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Oil Spill's Blow to BP's Image May Eclipse Out-of-Pocket Costs - New York Times


Reuters


Oil Spill's Blow to BP's Image May Eclipse Out-of-Pocket Costs

New York Times


HAMMOND, La. â€" BP says that the offshore drilling accident that is spewing thousands of barrels of oil a day into the Gulf of Mexico could cost the company several hundred million dollars. Nobody re »


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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Factbox: Levin, Blankfein trade jabs at hearing - Reuters


Reuters


Factbox: Levin, Blankfein trade jabs at hearing

Reuters


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Carl Levin sparred with Goldman Sachs Group Inc Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein over whether the investment bank was conflicted when it sold securities to clients and then shorted them. Blankfein seemed puzzled by the ...


Goldman Sachs whiz kid Tourre lacks apology, but not arrogance

Washington Post


Trader's Testimony Raises Legal Issues

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Saturday, April 24, 2010

Friday, April 23, 2010

What will Washington do about the Arizona immigration law? - Christian Science Monitor


CNN (blog)


What will Washington do about the Arizona immigration law?

Christian Science Monitor


The Arizona immigration law takes center stage in Washington after Gov. Jan Brewer signed a bill Friday that makes it a crime to be in the United States illeg »


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Thursday, April 22, 2010

Fact Check: Financial Reform - ABC News


New York Daily News


Fact Check: Financial Reform

ABC News


President Barack Obama delivers remarks in New York's Cooper Union College, Thursday, April 22, 2010. Without change on W »


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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Search Continues After Oil Rig Blast - New York Times


The Guardian


Search Continues After Oil Rig Blast

New York Times


A view of the blaze on the rig Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday morning from a Coast Guard helicopter. By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON NEW ORLEANS, La. â€" An explosion Tuesday night on an oil drilling rig off the coast of southeast Louisiana left ...


Workers missing after blast, fire hit oil rig

Reuters


Oil rig explodes off Louisiana coast; 11 missing

Houston Chronicle


Oil rig explodes off Louisiana coast; 11 missing

The Associated Press


NOLA.com -ABC News -Los Angeles Times


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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Some flights resume in Europe but new volcanic ash cloud looms - Los Angeles Times


CBC.ca


Some flights resume in Europe but new volcanic ash cloud looms

Los Angeles Times


Air France, Lufthansa and other airlines operate long-haul and shorter flights; Heathrow is opened later. Meteorologists warn of new activity from the Icelandic volcano. By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times Air travel in Europe took a few halting steps ...


Airlines Urge State Aid After Industry Chaos

New York Times


Flights resume in Europe but travel chaos not over

The Associated Press


Europe Flights Resume Where Ash Thinnest

BusinessWeek


TIME -Vancouver Sun -Reuters India


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Monday, April 19, 2010

Airspace reopens as the dust settles and airlines argue their case - Times Online


ABC Online


Airspace reopens as the dust settles and airlines argue their case

Times Online


Intense lobbying from the airlines combined with favourable winds and reduced volcanic activity could lead to the opening up of European airspace closed since the Icelandic volcano Eyjafj »


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Sunday, April 18, 2010

Ministers mull volcano ash cloud flight chaos measures - BBC News


Sydney Morning Herald


Ministers mull volcano ash cloud flight chaos measures

BBC News


Britons stranded by flight restrictions as a result of the volcanic ash cloud from Iceland could be returned to the UK through a "Spanish hub". Ministers met to discuss plans before UK flight restrictions were extended until at least 1900 BST on Monday ...


Airlines carry out test flights in Europe's ash-filled skies

Los Angeles Times


Volcanic ash relentless as tremors rock Iceland

Reuters


EU says half of normal flights may run Monday

The Associated Press


Aljazeera.net -BusinessWeek -W »


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Saturday, April 17, 2010

Poland holds public memorial for crash victims - The Associated Press


Reuters


Poland holds public memorial for crash victims

The Associated Press


WARSAW, Poland â€" Some 100000 Poles filled Warsaw's biggest public square Saturday, joining together for a memorial and funeral Mass for the 96 people killed in a plane crash a week earlier. The thickening cloud of volcanic ash over Europe caused some ...


Obama cancels Polish funeral trip due to ash

AFP


Mourners pay respects to Polish leader, Obama unable to attend

Washington Post


Poland united in grief

Telegraph.co.uk


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Friday, April 16, 2010

Fraud Case Puts Goldman In A Group No One Wants To Join - Wall Street Journal


Daily Mail


Fraud Case Puts Goldman In A Group No One Wants To Join

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Thursday, April 15, 2010

Obama Wants Manned Mission To Mars - InformationWeek


Reuters


Obama Wants Manned Mission To Mars

InformationWeek


The President defended plans to kill the space shuttle and cancel a return to the moon, insisting that NASA needs to focus on new frontiers. By Paul McDoug »


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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Bunning endorses Tea Party favorite Rand Paul for Senate - MiamiHerald.com


Bowling Green Daily News


Bunning endorses Tea Party favorite Rand Paul for Senate

MiamiHerald.com


WASHINGTON â€" Republican US Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky on Wednesday endorsed upstart Tea Party favorite Rand Pual to replace him in the US Senate â€" a blow to both Kentucky's Republican establishment and its preferred candidate, Kentucky Secretary of ...


Sarah Palin become an issue in KY-Senate primary

Washington Post (blog)


Bunning Endorses Paul in US Senate Race

WBKO


Polls show tight Senate race

Voice Tribune


The Hill (blog) -Politico -Cincinnati.com (blog)


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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Loophole in nuclear summit: spread of nuclear power? - Christian Science Monitor


Globe and Mail


Loophole in nuclear summit: spread of nuclear power?

Christian Science Monitor


President Obama's nuclear summit aims to keep terrorists from procuring nuclear weapons. But the US is encouraging countries to develop civilian nuclear power. But what are the proliferation risks? President Barack Obama holds bilateral meeting with ...


Obama's disregard for media reaches new heights at nuclear summit

Washington Post


Factbox: Who are the world's nuclear powers?

Reuters


Obama: Summit shows 'what is possible when nations come together'

USA Today


Salt Lake Tribune -The Associated Press -New York Times


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Monday, April 12, 2010

Dow ends at 11000 - 1st time in 18 months - CNNMoney


AFP


Dow ends at 11000 - 1st time in 18 months

CNNMoney


By Alexandra Twin, senior writerApril 12, 2010: 4:13 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks managed gains Monday, with the Dow industrials closing above 11000 for the first time in 18 months, after European leaders made loans available to Greece, ...


Dow ends above 11000 for first time in 18 months

Washington Post


Dow industrials end above 11000; S&P aims for, doesn't clear 1200 hurdle

MarketWatch


Stocks Fluctuate Near Key Marks

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Sunday, April 11, 2010

Greece Wins EU45 Billion Aid Pledge to Blunt Crisis - BusinessWeek


The Guardian


Greece Wins EU45 Billion Aid Pledge to Blunt Crisis

BusinessWeek


(Adds Nielsen quote in ninth paragraph. For more on the Greek crisis, see {EXT3 }.) By James G. Neuger and Jonathan Stearns April 11 (Bloomberg) -- European governments offered debt- burdened Greece a rescue package worth as much as 45 billion euros ...


Dollar, Yen, Euro Hostage to Moves in EU and China

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Friday, April 9, 2010

Guessing Game Begins Over Obama Pick for Stevens' Supreme Court Seat - FOXNews


Washington Post


Guessing Game Begins Over Obama Pick for Stevens' Supreme Court Seat

FOXNews


Elena Kagan and Diane Wood are hardly household names but in the days ahead reports will invariably come out about "short-lists" and names of people most Americans have never heard of as possible replacements for retiring Supreme Court ...


Stevens Retirement Sets Stage For Supreme Court Confirmation Battle

Voice of America


Replacing John Paul Stevens: A Strategic, Not Political Pick

CBS News


Retiring Supreme Court judge has second home in Fort Lauderdale

MiamiHerald.com


NPR -Chicago Public Radio -The National Law Journal


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Thursday, April 8, 2010

The Masters: Round 1 - Washington Post


Globe and Mail


The Masters: Round 1

Washington Post


From honorary tee shots by Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer to a 67 shot by 60-year-old Tom Watson, the opening round of the Masters was off to a start for the ages before Tiger Woods ever teed off. Spectators make their way across the first fairway ...


ESPN marks Tiger's tee shot with live coverage

The Associated Press


Woods 3 under at Masters turn in rousing return

SI.com


Tiger Woods Ad Ripped Audio from 2004 Documentary

ABC News


BusinessWeek -Forbes -OK! Magazine


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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

West Virginia mining disaster: How to help the victims' families - USA Today


Times Online


West Virginia mining disaster: How to help the victims' families

USA Today


During the Easter prayer breakfast yesterday, President Obama sent his "deepest condolences" to the families of the 25 mine workers who died in the West Virginia mine explosion on Monday, one of the worst mining accidents in the US in 25 years. ...


Upper Big Branch mine infractions

Washington Post


Mines Fight Strict Laws by Filing More Appeals

New York Times


Coal mining town torn over its lifeline

Los Angeles Times


The Associated Press -Denver Post -W »


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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Twelve miners killed in West Virginia explosion - Los Angeles Times


Globe and Mail


Twelve miners killed in West Virginia explosion

Los Angeles Times


At least 10 remain missing hours after the blast, which knocked down communication lines inside the huge underground complex. One miner is in the hospital. Billy Pettry, from left, Caden Gray, 5, and Brandon Gray gather at the Marsh Fork Worship Center ...


West Virginia coal mine explosion kills 25

BBC News


Massey Coal Mine Explosion Kills 25 Workers; Four Still Missing

Bloomberg


Massey Energy: 25 dead in W.Va. mine explosion

The Associated Press


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Sunday, April 4, 2010

Quake rolls across Baja - Los Angeles Times


The Hindu


Quake rolls across Baja

Los Angeles Times


The magnitude 7.2 temblor topples buildings and is blamed for at least one death. Damage is worst in the border cities of Calexico and Mexicali. By Tony Perry and Tracy Wilkinson Reporting from Mexico City and Mexicali, Mexico - A magnitude 7.2 ...


Earthquake rocks western Mexico

BBC News


Major 7.2 quake near Mexico-US border kills one

Washington Post


Baja earthquake: 'Power lines were crashing against buildings'

Christian Science Monitor


Xinhua -The Associated Press -Atlanta Journal Constitution


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