Friday, May 21, 2010

Air India plane crashes, killing at least 160 people - Los Angeles Times


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Air India plane crashes, killing at least 160 people

Los Angeles Times


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Thursday, May 20, 2010

Senate approves financial overhaul - Boston Globe


Globe and Mail


Senate approves financial overhaul

Boston Globe


WASHINGTON â€" With a crucial last-minute boost from Senator Scott Brown, the Senate approved sweeping legislation last night that would restructure the nation's financial industry, adding new safeguards and consumer protections in an ...


Senate Passes Finance Bill

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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Mexico's Calderon Takes His Case to Congress - FOXNews


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Mexico's Calderon Takes His Case to Congress

FOXNews


AP In a speech before a joint meeting of Congress, Mexico's president is expected to push for immigration changes and emphasize the economic priorities that link the United States and Mexico. WASHINGTON -- Mexican President Felipe Calderon is taking ...


Obama, Calderón blast immigration law

Houston Chronicle


Obamas honor Mexico at state dinner

Los Angeles Times


White House state dinner for Mexico

Washington Post


Chicago Tribune -Boston Herald -The Associated Press


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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Sen. Arlen Specter loses Pennsylvania primary; Rand Paul wins in Kentucky - Washington Post


Los Angeles Times


Sen. Arlen Specter loses Pennsylvania primary; Rand Paul wins in Kentucky

Washington Post


In the Tea Party's first statewide primary victory this cycle, Rand Paul defeated Trey Grayson in Kentucky's GOP Senate primary. NBC's Chuck Todd reports. By Dan Balz and Chris Cillizza Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter (D), a Senate fixture who switched ...


Paul Vows to Remain True to the Tea Party

New York Times


Rand Paul's victory also a win for Tea Party

CNN


Tea Party's Paul wins Republican primary in Kentucky

BBC News


Sarasota Herald-Tribune -NorthJersey.com -The Associated Press


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Monday, May 17, 2010

Candidate's Words on Vietnam Service Differ From History - New York Times


Washington Post


Candidate's Words on Vietnam Service Differ From History

New York Times


At a ceremony honoring veterans and senior citizens who sent presents to soldiers overseas, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut rose and spoke of an earlier time in his life. AN ASSISTANT IN THE NIXON WHITE HOUSE In ...


Vietnam service claimed by Conn. Senate hopeful Blumenthal is ch »


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Sunday, May 16, 2010

BP 'Burying Its Head in the Sand' on Oil Flow Size, Markey Says - BusinessWeek


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BP 'Burying Its Head in the Sand' on Oil Flow Size, Markey Says

BusinessWeek


May 16 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc is “burying its head in the sand” and refusing to give details about the magnitude of the oil flow in the Gulf of Mexico, US Representative Edward Markey said today. ...


US says BP move to curb oil leak 'no solution'

BBC News


BP: Mile-long tube sucking oil away from Gulf well

The Associated Press


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Saturday, May 15, 2010

Oil spill imperils an unseen world at the bottom of the gulf - Washington Post


Globe and Mail


Oil spill imperils an unseen world at the bottom of the gulf

Washington Post


As cleanup and containment efforts continue at the Gulf of Mexico site of the Deepwater Horizon explosion, oil executives are in Washington to answer to a Senate committee. Scientists are not quite sure what the effects of the oil spill will be to the ...


Engineers struggle in latest effort to stem gulf oil leak

Los Angeles Times


Oil Spill Washing Ashore Angers Gulf Residents

CBS News


BP Expects Siphon To Work After Setback

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Friday, May 14, 2010

Flyers Come Back, in Game and Series - New York Times


National Post


Flyers Come Back, in Game and Series

New York Times


BOSTON â€" The players on the Philadelphia Flyers' bench had looked stunned after their team  »


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Thursday, May 13, 2010

Pakistan arrests man with militant ties who says he aided Times Square bomb ... - Washington Post


Reuters


Pakistan arrests man with militant ties who says he aided Times Square bomb ...

Washington Post


The Pakistani government has arrested a suspect with connections to a Pakistani militant group who said he acted as an accomplice to the man accused of trying to bomb Times Square, US officials said. The suspect, whose arrest has not ...


Pakistani men held over links to Times Square bomb suspect, says FBI

Times Online


Obama meets, praises Times Square bomb responders

The Associated Press


Agents fan out across Northeast in Times Square bomb plot investigation

Lexington Herald Leader


The Press Association -NDTV.com -NEWS.GNOM.ES


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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

The Price and Who Pays: Updates From the Gulf - New York Times


Telegraph.co.uk


The Price and Who Pays: Updates From the Gulf

New York Times


An explosion and fire on a drilling rig on April 20 left 11 workers missing and presumed dead. The rig sank two days later about 50 miles off the Louisiana coast. Since then, attempts to shut off the flow of ...


Congress quizzes oil executives

Reuters


Gulf Oil Spill Is Spoiling Tourism

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Monday, May 10, 2010

4 dead in Oklahoma tornado outbreak - The Associated Press


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4 dead in Oklahoma tornado outbreak

The Associated Press


TECUMSEH, Okla. â€" Four people were killed Monday in an outbreak of violent weather that dropped tornadoes across parts of the Southern Plains, tossing cars off highways and flipping mobile homes, officials said. Oklahoma Department of Emergency ...


'Tornado Season' Begins in the United States

Voice of America


Four Killed, Scores Injured By Tornadoes In US State Of Oklahoma - Report

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Sunday, May 9, 2010

Euro rises, stocks jump on EU crisis plan - Reuters


Globe and Mail


Euro rises, stocks jump on EU crisis plan

Reuters


HONG KONG/SYDNEY (Reuters) - The euro firmed and stocks rose on Monday after the European Union agreed on a 500 billion euro ($670 billion) emergency fund as it struggles to keep Greece's debt problems from spreading to other countries. ...


EU Details $957 Billion Rescue Package

New York Times


European Union approves $647-billion stabilization package

Los Angeles Times


EU Crafts $962 Billion Show of Force to Halt Crisis

BusinessWeek


Bloomberg -MarketWatch -W »


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Saturday, May 8, 2010

New Setback in Attempt to Contain the Gulf Oil Spill - New York Times


Telegraph.co.uk


New Setback in Attempt to Contain the Gulf Oil Spill

New York Times


ROBERT, La. â€" The latest effort to contain the oil spill that has poured millions of g »


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Friday, May 7, 2010

Massive dome lowered at site of huge U.S. oil spill - Reuters


Reuters


Massive dome lowered at site of huge U.S. oil spill

Reuters


ROBERT, Louisiana (Reuters) - BP Plc engineers using undersea robots maneuvered a massive metal chamber to fit over a gushing ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday in their best chance yet to contain a leak that threatens an environmental ...


Dome to Capture Oil Is Lowered to Near Sea Floor

New York Times


Gulf coast holds its breath as dome is lowered on well

MiamiHerald.com


Box to contain oil leak touches down on Gulf floor

The Associated Press


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Thursday, May 6, 2010

Election 2010: Conservatives heading for big gains - BBC News


Sydney Morning Herald


Election 2010: Conservatives heading for big gains

BBC News


Early general election results suggest the Conservatives are on course to be the largest party in a hung parliament. The Tories are hopeful of gaining enough seats to govern, although they may f »

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Times Square Bomb Suspect Met With No. 3 Pakistani Taliban Leader - FOXNews


Reuters


Times Square Bomb Suspect Met With No. 3 Pakistani Taliban Leader

FOXNews


A man who was identified by neighbors in Connecticut as Faisal Shahzad, is shown. (AP/Orkut.com) The Pakistani-American man suspected in Saturday's attempted car bombing in New York's Times Square has told authorities he was upset over US drone attacks ...


US analyzes glitches in Times Square car bomb manhunt

Los Angeles Times


CBS News Exclusive: New Image of Faisal Shahzad in Times Square

CBS News


Mystery surrounds suburban dad, accused terrorist

CNN


Times Online -The Associated Press -W »


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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Monday, May 3, 2010

Police Charged Men's Lacrosse Player George Huguely After Finding Love's Body - ABC News


Kansas City Star


Police Charged Men's Lacrosse Player George Huguely After Finding Love's Body

ABC News


A University of Virginia varsity lacrosse player was jailed today on murder charges, hours after the body of his on-and-off girlfriend and fellow lacrosse player was found in an ...


For UVa lacrosse victim, a dream cut short

Charlottesville Daily Progress


Virginia Lacrosse Player Charged in Girlfriend Death

BusinessWeek


Cockeysville woman, 22, found dead at Virginia

Explore Baltimore County


NBC 29 News -USA Today -WJZ


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Sunday, May 2, 2010

Obama Says Oil Spill May Be 'Unprecedented' Disaster - BusinessWeek


Reuters


Obama Says Oil Spill May Be 'Unprecedented' Disaster

BusinessWeek


(Adds Obama tours coastline by helicopter in third paragraph. See EXT4 for more on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.) By Kate Andersen Brower May 2 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama c »

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Tax on Oil May Help Pay for Cleanup - New York Times


Globe and Mail


Tax on Oil May Help Pay for Cleanup

New York Times


Gerald Herbert/AP The spill began after an explosion last month on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. When well-insured companies have a spill, the government can try to recover the money spent from a reserve fund. By MATTHEW L. WALD WASHINGTON â€" The ...


Oil spill trims US offshore natural gas supply

Reuters


New commander heads fight against oil leaks

Los Angeles Times


Obama to visit Gulf Coast as oil spill threatens Louisiana

MiamiHerald.com


The Guardian -USA Today -The Associated Press


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