msnbc.com | Sedate showdown: Elena Who? Washington Post A tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico was bigger news. David Petraeus's quickie confirmation was bigger news. Larry King giving up his talk show was bigger news. I knew that Elena Kagan's first day of Senate questioning was receding on ... Kagan, senators get ready for next round Kagan Follows Precedent by Offering Few Opinions Kagan Court Confirmation Gets Boost From Graham |
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Sedate showdown: Elena Who? - Washington Post
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
Said his greatest mistake was joining the Ku Klux Klan in the 1940s - CNN
Washington Post | Said his greatest mistake was joining the Ku Klux Klan in the 1940s CNN Washington(CNN) -- West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd, the self-educated son of a coal miner who became the longest-serving member of Congress, died early Monday at age 92, the senator's office said. Byrd, a nine-term Democrat, was known as a master of the ... Byrd's Way Testimonials to Sen. Robert C. Byrd Robert Byrd, Senate's elder statesman, is dead |
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Sunday, June 27, 2010
Alex not aiming at Gulf oil spill area _ for now - San Diego Union Tribune
Globe and Mail | Alex not aiming at Gulf oil spill area _ for now San Diego Union Tribune / AP Vessels of Opportunity skim oil from the water in Pensacola Bay in Pensacola, Fla., Saturday, June 26, 2010. Sm » |
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Saturday, June 26, 2010
Tropical Storm Alex forms; unclear whether it will affect oil spill - CNN
ABC Online | Tropical Storm Alex forms; unclear whether it will affect oil spill CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Tropical Storm Alex -- the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season this year -- formed in the Caribbean on Saturday as BP continued to battle a massive oil spill in the Gulf. Alex had maximum sustained winds of ... Tropical Storm Alex Might Miss Gulf Oil Spill Tropical Storm Threatens Yucatan, Heads Towards Gulf Weather Could be Latest Problem in Spill Cleanup, |
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Friday, June 25, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Replacing McChrystal Doesn't Change Anything - Newsweek
NDTV.com | Replacing McChrystal Doesn't Change Anything Newsweek Changing US military leadership in Afghanistan papers over President Obama's real problem: the counterinsurgency strategy isn't working. What's next for the mission. Two Sides of the Same COIN: Petraeus (left) and McChrystal both champion a ... Short, Tense Deliberation, Then a General Is Gone McChrystal row reflects Washington nerves Americans still face long odds to win Afghanistan war with Gen. Patraeus in ... |
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
McChrystal article renews attention to split with Biden over Afghanistan - Washington Post
NDTV.com | McChrystal article renews attention to split with Biden over Afghanistan Washington Post The top US general in Afghanistan was summoned to Washington for a White House meeting after apologizing for flippant and dismissive remarks about top Obama administration officials. By Anne E. Kornblut Vice President Biden may have lost the battle ... Afghan officials r » |
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
By the numbers: Oil leak wouldn't fill Superdome - The Associated Press
Washington Post | By the numbers: Oil leak wouldn't fill Superdome The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Overwhelmed and saddened by the gargantuan size of the Gulf oil spill? A little mathematical context to the spill size can put the environmental catastrophe in perspective. Viewing it through some lenses, it isn't that huge. ... BP Says Gulf Oil Spill Response Costs Up To $2 Billion |
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Both GOP and Democrats are split by internal divisions - MiamiHerald.com
Kansas City Star | Both GOP and Democrats are split by internal divisions MiamiHerald.com WASHINGTON -- Less than five months before elections that will determine control of Congress, the nation's two major political parties both face nagging internal divisions over the role of the federal ... Obama says GOP making life harder for the jobless Obama spill panel big on policy, not engineering Obama uses some clout on oil spill |
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Saturday, June 19, 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
9/11 payout czar Kenneth Feinberg to dole out gulf oil disaster funds - New York Daily News
Globe and Mail | 9/11 payout czar Kenneth Feinberg to dole out gulf oil disaster funds New York Daily News WASHINGTON - President Obama's choice to oversee the gulf oil disaster fund is one of the very few people who have weighed the dollar value of devastation before: 9/11's special master Kenneth Feinberg. Feinberg, 64, oversaw the ... BP Shares Up 7% In Early London Trade After Spill-Fund Deal |
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Celtics take sizable hit in middle with Kendrick Perkins' injury - Los Angeles Times
msnbc.com | Celtics take sizable hit in middle with Kendrick Perkins' injury Los Angeles Times Perkins injures right knee in first quarter and Coach Doc Rivers isn't sure he'll play in Game 7. Celtics center Kendrick Perkins is helped off the court after injuring his knee during the first quarter of the Lakers' 98-67 victory in Game 6 of the NBA ... Title, history on the line as Celtics head to Game 7 Lakers rout Celtics to force Game 7 in 2010 NBA finals NBA FINALS - Down to Game 7, winner takes » |
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Obama continues Gulf visit, prepares to address nation - CNN
The Hindu | Obama continues Gulf visit, prepares to address nation CNN By the CNN Wire Staff President Obama addresses the nation live Tuesday night at 8 ET with the latest on the BP oil disaster. Stay with CNN for updates on the cleanup and effort to stop the leak. (CNN) -- President Obama will continue his Gulf Coast ... Daly: Memories of Ground Zero undermine Obama's gulf optimism Dems see gulf oil crisis as chance for change Obama to cap Gulf tour with Oval Office speech |
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Monday, June 14, 2010
Sunday, June 13, 2010
How Obama decided to expand offshore oil drilling - MiamiHerald.com
Telegraph.co.uk | How Obama decided to expand offshore oil drilling MiamiHerald.com WASHINGTON -- Weeks before the world had ever heard of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, President Barack Obama stood in the Roosevelt Room of the White House poring over maps of oil drilling sites in the Gulf of Mexico, ... Coast Guard: BP must pick up pace Heat on BP to improve oil spill response President Obama tells British Prime Minister David Cameron that US likes UK ... |
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Saturday, June 12, 2010
Search for missing in Ark. flood could take weeks - The Associated Press
Washington Post | Search for missing in Ark. flood could take weeks The Associated Press CADDO GAP, Ark. â€" The daunting search for dozens of missing after floodwaters tore through an Arkansas campground has been made even more difficult because records of who was there were also washed away. At least 16 people were killed in the flooding ... 16 dead, dozens missing in Arkansas flash flooding At Least 16 Campers Killed in Arkansas Flash Flood At least 16 dead in Arkansas flood |
Friday, June 11, 2010
Australian authorities contact missing American teen sailor - CNN
Sydney Morning Herald | Australian authorities contact missing American teen sailor CNN (CNN) -- Australian authorities have made contact with a 16-year-old American girl who triggered a distress signal while attempting to sail solo around the world, a spokesman for the girl's family said Friday. ... Teenage round-the-world sailor Abby Sunderland found alive Missing 16-year-old solo sailor Abby Sunderland found alive and well Teenage Girl Sailing Solo Found |
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Chicago captures the Cup - Boston Globe
Reuters | Chicago captures the Cup Boston Globe PHILADELPHIA â€" As of an hour after Patrick Kane scored the winning goal in overtime last night, Peter Laviolette still hadn't seen a replay of the puck slip past Michael Leighton. The Philadelphia coach, however, saw Kane's reaction. ... Kane is able to play hero for Blackhawks In the end, Pronger and Flyers run out of gas With Stanley Cup, hockey fin » |
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Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Whitman easily defeats Poizner - San Francisco Chronicle
CBC.ca | Whitman easily defeats Poizner San Francisco Chronicle State Attorney General Jerry Brown, the former two-term California governor, was the easy winner in the state Democratic gubernatorial race. Meg Whitman, who spent a record-smashing $71 million of her own money to sell herself as a political outsider ... Whitman, Fiorina cruise to victories GOP picks two women to head California ticket Whitman faces Brown in Calif governor's race |
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Nation's frustration grows as oil continues to flow from sea floor - CNN
The Hindu | Nation's frustration grows as oil continues to flow from sea floor CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Venice, Louisiana (CNN) -- On the 50th day since the beginning of the massive oil disaster, advocacy group MoveOn says it will hold nationwide vigils Tuesday night to c » |
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Monday, June 7, 2010
Israeli patrol kills four militants in diving gear - Reuters
The Hindu | Israeli patrol kills four militants in diving gear Reuters GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli naval patrol killed at least four Palestinian militants in diving gear off the Gaza coast Monday, Hamas security officials and the Israeli army said, and Israel claimed it had thwarted a planned attack. ... Israel Navy fires on armed Palestinians off Gaza coast 4 Divers Killed Near Gaza by Israeli Navy 4 Palestinian militants killed by navy fire in sea |
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Two Men Arrested Before Boarding Plane to Join - FOXNews
Austin American-Statesman | Two Men Arrested Before Boarding Plane to Join FOXNews The FBI arrested Two New Jersey men at JFK International Airport on Saturday night as they were preparing to board separate planes in an » |
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Saturday, June 5, 2010
UCLA students mourn John Wooden's death - Los Angeles Times
Globe and Mail | UCLA students mourn John Wooden's death Los Angeles Times Hundreds gather on campus to honor the legendary coach. 'He was bigger than just our school,' one student says. 'He was college basketb » |
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