Saturday, June 5, 2010

Oil Spill Spreading; Cap Slowing Gusher - Voice of America


Reuters


Oil Spill Spreading; Cap Slowing Gusher

Voice of America


Photo: AP A cap placed over a leaking oil well is believed to be slowing the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, even as the enormous spill continues to spread. President Barack Obama says he will fight alongside Gulf communities until the crisis is ...


Cap Slows Gulf Oil Leak as Engineers Move Cautiously

New York Times


BP's cap starts collecting oil, but spill still threatens Florida

MiamiHerald.com


Oil spill closes more Gulf waters to fishing

The Associated Press


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Friday, June 4, 2010

Disappointing jobs report sends stocks sliding - The Associated Press


Reuters


Disappointing jobs report sends stocks sliding

The Associated Press


NEW YORK รข€" Stocks fell to their lowest level in four months Friday after the government said hiring remains weak and another European country warned its economy was in trouble. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 323 points to close below 10000. ...


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Thursday, June 3, 2010

Gulf Oil Spill: Cut Is Complete, but Will Containment Dome Work? - ABC News


Telegraph.co.uk


Gulf Oil Spill: Cut Is Complete, but Will Containment Dome Work?

ABC News


BP is preparing to lower a containment dome over the newly-cut pipe at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, though the company won't know until Friday whether its latest technique can successfully capture ...


BP oil spill presents researchers with unwelcome opportunity of a lifetime

Washington Post


Drilling halt may be worse than oil spill -critics

Reuters


Maybe Obama Should Be "Doing Something" About the BP Spill

The Atlantic


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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

US attorney general opens criminal probe of Gulf oil spill - Washington Post


The Guardian


US attorney general opens criminal probe of Gulf oil spill

Washington Post


NEW ORLEANS -- Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. announced Tuesday that his office is using "the full weight" of its investigative power to pursue criminal and civil investigations into the oil spill that has devastated the Gulf ...


Criminal Investigation Under Way in BP Gulf Spill

BusinessWeek


U.S. Ramps Up Spill Probes

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Monday, May 31, 2010

Israeli assault complicates efforts to improve relationship with US - Washington Post


Washington Post


Israeli assault complicates efforts to improve relationship with US

Washington Post


Israeli naval commandos seized an aid flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip early Monday, leaving at least nine dead and dozens wounded, and sparking protests and condemnations around the world. By Glenn Kessler The worldwide condemnation of the deadly ...


Raid Jeopardizes Turkey Relations

New York Times


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Sunday, May 30, 2010

Government Scientists Are Consulting But Unable to - FOXNews


ABC Online


Government Scientists Are Consulting But Unable to

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 ...


BP, Government Risk Larger Spill to Stem Leak, Browner Says

BusinessWeek


Obama Adviser: Gov't "Prepared for the Worst"

Mother Jones


US oil nightmare could drag on to August

ABC Online


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