Washington Post | Obama Faces Memorial Day of Setbacks at Ceremony, Abroad ABC News Standing at the presidential podium this afternoon on the stage of a Memorial Day ceremony at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, a rain-drenched President Obama raised his left hand in a show of authority, while his right hand held a ... Biden honors f » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Government Scientists Are Consulting But Unable to Stop BP Oil Spill FOXNews AP May 29: This image made from video released by British Petroleum (BP PLC) shows the gushing oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. In what is measuring up to be the biggest environmental disaster in US history, the government is nearly helpless to stop the ... US Plans 'for Worst' in Gulf, Seeing Risk in Leak Strategy BP says crude may continue flowing into gulf until August BP: Oil may continue flowing into Gulf until August |
Telegraph.co.uk | BP says so far, Gulf well plug isn't working The Associated Press COVINGTON, La. â€" A risky procedure is failing to stop the oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, and BP said Saturday it is considering scrapping it in favor of yet another method to contain the worst oil spill in US history. ... Our Fix-It Faith and the Oil Spill BP 'top kill' falters: Macondo well keeps spewing oil into the Gulf Parish official to Obama: Stop moratorium on drilling |
New York Times (blog) | Gary Coleman, 'Diff'rent Strokes' Star, Dies at 42 New York Times Gary Coleman, the former child star of the hit television series “Diff'rent Strokes,†who dealt with a well-publicized string of financial and personal difficulties after the show ended, died in Provo, Utah, on Friday. ... Gary Coleman dies at 42; child star of hit sitcom 'Diff'rent Strokes' Gary Coleman dies at age 42 Gary Coleman: Five great moments from 'Diff'rent Strokes' |
msnbc.com | Readers react to Lee DeWyze's 'American Idol' win USA Today In the final Idol Meter of Season 9, Lee DeWyze and Crystal Bowersox wound up tied, each with a score of 46. "It seems fitting that in the year American Idol surrendered its top spot among TV shows, its viewers elected the least impressive, ... Lee DeWyze After 'American Idol' Win: 'I Don't Know Where I Am' Lee DeWyze wins `American Idol' American Idol 9: Why Crystal Lost |
ABC News | Obama to send troops, bolster border security Reuters WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will seek $500 million for security and send up to 1200 National Guard troops to the US-Mexican border, an administration official said on Tuesday, after demands from both ... Obama Sends Guard To The Border Obama to Send Troops to Mexico Border |
New York Daily News | Obama backs 'don't ask, don't tell' compromise that could pave way for repeal Washington Post By Michael D. Shear and Ed O'Keefe President Obama has endorsed a "don't ask, don't tell" compromise between lawmakers and the Defense Department, the White House announced Monday, an agreement that may sidestep a key obstacle to repealing the ... Deal to End Ban On Gays in Military Takes Shape |
The Hindu | Federal officials lash out at BP Los Angeles Times Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says the oil giant has blown 'deadline after deadline' amid growing frustration over the catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico. Pastor Vidal Galvez baptizes two members of his Gretna, La., Pentecostal church in the bay waters ... Oil soaks coastal marshes, birds as spill grows Louisiana's brown pelicans under siege as oil laps ashore Interior Secretary Salazar slams BP for missing deadlines on sealing oil well |
CBC.ca | Talk About a Mess New York Times The News After several false starts, BP engineers succeeded in inserting a 4-inch-wide tube into a broken 21-inch well pipe in mile-deep water in the Gulf of Mexico, capturing some of the crude oil gushing from the stricken well. ... Gulf oil disaster proves easy target for lawmakers BP Chief Warns New Attempt Isn't Guaranteed to Stop Gulf Oil Spill |
Reuters | Obama Sketches Energy Plan in Oil New York Times President Obama signed a presidential memorandum regarding fuel-efficiency standards in the Rose Garden on Friday. By JOHN M. BRODER WASHINGTON â€" There is very little upside for the Obama administration in the ecological and economic disaster unfolding ... BP Tries to Shift Blame to Transocean |
Reuters | Senate passes financial regulation bill Washington Post The Senate approved new far-reaching financial rules on Thursday aimed at preventing the risky behavior and regulatory failures that brought the economy to the brink of collapse two years ago and cost millions of Americans their jobs ... Senate passes W » |
Boston Globe | How the Financial Overhaul Vote Went Down W » |
New York Times (blog) | Rand Paul of 'tea party' movement wins GOP primary in Kentucky Los Angeles Times Defeat of Trey Grayson, the Republican Party's handpicked candidate, shows the movement's arrival as a political force. In Pennsylvania, Sen. Arlen Specter is in a race too close to c » |
Reuters | Obama to set up oil spill panel BBC News US President Barack Obama will set up a commission to investigate the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, officials say. They say the panel will also examine industry practices and the government's role in the disaster. The news comes as a top coast guard ... Far From the Ocean Floor, the Cleanup Starts Here Obama to create panel to probe oil spill Obama to Name Panel to Probe Disaster |
Globe and Mail | Underwater unknowns about gulf oil spill complicate assessments Washington Post ELMERS ISLAND, LA. -- Three weeks after crude oil began billowing into the Gulf of Mexico, this much is clear: The gulf's oil slick has not fulfilled environmentalists' nightmares, and re-created the Exxon ... President Obama Frustrated With Gushing Gulf Spill, Defends Domestic Drilling With no end to oil spill in sight, Obama vows to get tough Huge BP spill means a high-stakes hurricane season |
Globe and Mail | Pakistan arrests suspect linked to Times Square bomber: report Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pakistan has arrested a suspect linked to the Pakistani Taliban who said he helped the accused Times Square bomber, The Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing US officials. The suspect provided an "independent stream" of ... Officials: Pakistan has arrested suspect who says he was accomplice to Times ... Pakistani men held over links to Times Square bomb suspect, says FBI Faisal Shahzad used "Hawala" System to Get Money, Sources Say |
Reuters | BP Prepares to Lower 'Top Hat' on Oil Leak W » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Peer predicts 'many Lib Dem laws' in Cameron coalition BBC News A former Welsh Liberal Democrat leader predicts many of his party's policies will be enacted in their coalition government with the Conservatives. Lord Carlile said that while much work lay ahead, there was goodwill between the two parties. ... Nation Poised to End Decades of Single-Party Rule |
ABC News | Elena Kagan Nominated to the Supreme Court CBS News President Obama today announced his nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, c » |
The Guardian | US Urges Action in Pakistan After Failed Bombing New York Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan â€" The Obama administration has delivered new and stiff warnings to Pakistan after the failed Times Square car bombing that it must urgently move against the nexus of Islamic militancy in the country's lawless tribal ... In Pakistan, a jumbled scaffolding of militancy Pakistani Taliban Behind Times Square Bomb Plot VIEW: Faisal Shahzad's radicalisation â€"Yasser Latif Hamdani |
Telegraph.co.uk | Stocks down on day, week, year CNNMoney By Alexandra Twin, senior writerMay 7, 2010: 6:03 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks slumped Friday, with the three major indexes ending in negative territory for the year as investors mulled the Greek debt crisis and the aftermath of one of the ... What you should do about market's selloff US STOCKS-W » |
Telegraph.co.uk | US stresses importance of Pakistan's aid in probe Reuters WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday urged top Pakistani officials on Thursday to push ahead in their investigation of a Pakistan-born American accused of trying to set off a car bomb in New York's Times Square, ... AG: Times square suspect's cooperation 'ongoing' Peter King C » |
