Saturday, July 31, 2010

Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter marries in NY - Reuters


Telegraph.co.uk


Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter marries in NY

Reuters


Former President Bill Clinton walks his daughter Chelsea down the aisle during her wedding to Marc Mezvinsky at Astor Court in Rhinebeck, New York July 31, 2010. By Jessica Rinaldi RHINEBECK New York (Reuters) - Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter ...


Chelsea Clinton Marries Marc Mezvinsky

People Magazine


Bill and Hillary Clinton Describe Great Pride and Overwhelming Emotion'

ABC News


Chelsea Clinton had a Christian/Jewish wedding: Now what?

USA Today


CBS News -The Guardian -Hindustan Times


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Thursday, July 29, 2010

Lawmaker ends support for boycotts after judge's ruling - Washington Times


The Guardian


Lawmaker ends support for boycotts after judge's ruling

Washington Times


UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL People protesting the implementation of Arizona's immigration law, SB 1070, face off with police along Washington Street in downtown Phoenix on Thursday. Dozens were arrested during the protests. ...


Judge who ruled on Arizona law is well versed in immigration cases

Washington Post


Arizona governor files appeal to immigration law injunction

CNN


Dems, GOP warily eye Arizona immigration ruling

The Associated Press


NECN -Christian Science Monitor -FOXNews


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http://www.simplykitchengarden.com/planningyourgarden/3.html

Sunday, July 25, 2010

White House condemns release of Afghan war documents - The Hindu


The Guardian


White House condemns release of Afghan war documents

The Hindu


AP File photo of people carrying the body of an Afghan civilian killed in a road side bomb in Kandahar. A hacker-founded whistleblower website c »


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Friday, July 23, 2010

Spill response vessels heading out - Houston Chronicle


National Geographic


Spill response vessels heading out

Houston Chronicle


Drilling rigs and support vessels over BP's troubled Macondo oil well scrambled Friday to pack up equipment and move out of the path of a tropical system as it entered the Gulf of Mexico. ...


Federal records show steady stream of oil spills in gulf since 1964

Washington Post


BP tries to limit release of oil spill research

BusinessWeek


Storm could take away sights and sounds of BP well

Ocala


Sarasota Herald-Tribune -New York Times -W »


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Thursday, July 22, 2010

Sherrod offered new job, but says she'll have to 'think about it' - CNN


Washington Post


Sherrod offered new job, but says she'll have to 'think about it'

CNN


By the CNN Wire Staff Washington (CNN) -- Shirley Sherrod, who was forced to resign from her government job in Georgia based on incomplete and misleading reports of a speech she gave, has been offered a new job by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. ...


Sherrod receives apology, job offer

Philadelphia Inquirer


Ousted official Shirley Sherrod blamed Fox, but other outlets ran with story

Washington Post


Obama Administration Apologizes, Offers to Rehire Ousted USDA Official

Bloomberg


Seattle Times -msnbc.com -BBC News


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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Scientists weighing new option for shutting down oil well - CNN


Sydney Morning Herald


Scientists weighing new option for shutting down oil well

CNN


By the CNN Wire Staff Washington (CNN) -- As tests continue Tuesday on BP's ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists are weighing a new option for permanently sealing it. The "static kill" would involve pumping mud into the well to force oil ...


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http://forum.ispsystem.com/en/member.php?u=16410

Monday, July 19, 2010

BP Hopes to Keep Gulf Well Closed, but Seeping Is Detected - New York Times


Globe and Mail


BP Hopes to Keep Gulf Well Closed, but Seeping Is Detected

New York Times


After three days of encouraging pressure tests, a senior BP official said Sunday that the company's recently capped well in the Gulf of Mexico was holding up and that BP now hoped to keep the well closed until it could be permanently ...


US Demands More Test Data From BP After Seep Found

BusinessWeek


Spill success marred by BP, government bickering

The Associated Press


BP oil cap may not have stopped leak

The Guardian


CNN -Reuters -Los Angeles Times


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Saturday, July 17, 2010

BP Extends Gulf Well Tests Another 24 Hours, Plans to Resume Oil Capture - Bloomberg


Globe and Mail


BP Extends Gulf Well Tests Another 24 Hours, Plans to Resume Oil Capture

Bloomberg


BP Plc will open its sealed Macondo gusher in the Gulf of Mexico and channel oil to vessels on the surface after extending tests on the well another 24 hours, the US government decided. BP, based in London, ...


Who's Making Money From the Oil Spill?

Newsweek


BP's testing of Gulf oil well extended for 24 hours

USA Today


The well is capped. But what else lurks below the surface for BP?

The Guardian


BBC News -The Associated Press -Reuters


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Friday, July 16, 2010

Gulf oil spill capped for second day - USA Today


Globe and Mail


Gulf oil spill capped for second day

USA Today


The worst oil spill in US history remains capped for a second day Friday, suggesting that the well integrity test was continuing. Engineers with oil giant BP closed valves on their new 150000-pound cap atop the ruptured well Thursday afternoon, ...


Gulf seafood to be tested by California lab

MiamiHerald.com


BP shares up on preliminary success on leak

The Associated Press


BP Jumps in London After Temporarily Halting Gulf Oil Leak

BusinessWeek


New York Times -CNN -BBC News


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Thursday, July 15, 2010

Factbox: Developments in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill - Reuters


Reuters


Factbox: Developments in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill

Reuters


IBM wins accolades in this issue of The Green Gauge, tracking companies in the news for their impacts on the environment. Full Article (Reuters) - Here are some developments in BP Plc's Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the largest in US history. ...


Leak Hampers BP Effort to Shut Off Well and Halt Spill

New York Times


Leak in equipment delays BP's efforts to stop massive oil gusher

CNN


BP Fixing New Cap Leak as It Prepares to Start Gulf Well Test

BusinessWeek


Houston Chronicle -MiamiHerald.com -CBS News


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livejournal.com

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

BP waiting and hoping on capping Gulf gusher - MarketWatch


CBC.ca


BP waiting and hoping on capping Gulf gusher

MarketWatch


By MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- BP PLC is taking a go-slow approach in how it's conducting a pressure integrity test of the Macondo well that has been spilling oil into the Gulf of Mexico for nearly three months. Further analysis of whether a ...


BP delays key test on Gulf of Mexico oil well

BBC News


Gulf oil to keep flowing while cap is analyzed

The Associated Press


Oil Still Spilling as Well Test Is Delayed

New York Times


BusinessWeek -Houston Chronicle -W »

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Profile: Shahram Amiri - BBC News


The Guardian


Profile: Shahram Amiri

BBC News


Iranian nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri has been thrust into the centre of the fraught psychological tensions that dominate relations between Tehran and Washington. Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. ...


Iranian TV: 'Missing Scientist' Takes Refuge in Pakistan Embassy

Voice of America


Shahram Amiri: new twist in mystery of nuclear scientist's disappearance

The Guardian


Report: Iranian scientist in US flees to Pakistani embassy

Ha'aretz


ABC Online -Xinhua -Los Angeles Times


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livejournal.com

Monday, July 12, 2010

Al-Shabaab: Somalia's al-Qaeda-linked Islamist militants - Telegraph.co.uk


CBC.ca


Al-Shabaab: Somalia's al-Qaeda-linked Islamist militants

Telegraph.co.uk


A deadly series of blasts in Uganda has been blamed on al-Shabaab, the Somali Islamist group which claims to have links to al-Qaeda. -Al-Shabaab, which means "youth" in Arabic, has taken control of large areas of south and central Somalia. ...


Kampala bombings leave 64 people dead

BBC News


FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in Uganda

Reuters


Deadly Blasts Rock Uganda's Capital

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Sunday, July 11, 2010

Scientists propose big experiment to study Gulf oil spill - MiamiHerald.com


Globe and Mail


Scientists propose big experiment to study Gulf oil spill

MiamiHerald.com


WASHINGTON -- Frustrated with limited data on the BP oil gusher, a group of independent scientists has proposed a large experiment that would give a clearer understanding of where the oil and gas are going and where they'll do the most ...


Oil unleashed temporarily in attempt to contain it

The Associated Press


BP Makes Progress Changing Oil Capture System in Gulf of Mexico

BusinessWeek


Dispute on Oil Spill Panel Flares Before First Meeting

W »

Saturday, July 10, 2010

US mulled spy swap before arrests - BBC News


msnbc.com


US mulled spy swap before arrests

BBC News


The US considered the possibility of a spy swap with Moscow more than two weeks before it arrested 10 Russian agents, US officials said. President Barack Obama was briefed on the ring on 11 June, 13 days before he hosted the Russian president at the ...


Intrigue and Ambiguity in Cases of 4 Russians Sent to West in Spy Swap

New York Times


Who the US got in the spy swap

CNN


Family of freed spy-swap Russian 'seriously worried'

AFP


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livejournal.com

Friday, July 9, 2010

Crowds storm streets after verdict in killing of unarmed black man - CNN


Los Angeles Times (blog)


Crowds storm streets after verdict in killing of unarmed black man

CNN


By the CNN Wire Staff Oakland, California (CNN) -- Hundreds stormed the streets of downtown Oakland on Thursday night after a verdict in the trial of a white former police officer who fat »

Thursday, July 8, 2010

The oil spill: The latest developments - Washington Post


Reuters


The oil spill: The latest developments

Washington Post


-- BP hopes to connect a third vessel to the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico this week, doubling the company's capacity to collect oil from the blowout, National Incident Commander Thad  »


blogspot.com

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Triple-digit temperatures to roast Northeast for another day - CNN


CNN International


Triple-digit temperatures to roast Northeast for another day

CNN


By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A scorching record-breaking heat wave continues to roast much of the Northeast, with the National Weather Service keeping in effect heat advisories in the region until Wednesday evening. In addition, the service has ...


'It's just too hot': East Coast scorched by heat

The Associated Press


Heat wave socks East Coast

Los Angeles Times


Heat wave melting north country

WatertownDailyTimes.com


The Desert Sun -BusinessWeek -Towanda Daily Review


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livejournal.com

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Analysis: BP clean-up leaves US vulnerable to another spill - Reuters


CBC.ca


Analysis: BP clean-up leaves US vulnerable to another spill

Reuters


NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Obama administration may succeed in pushing through its offshore drilling ban, despite fierce resistance from the oil industry, since a piece of machinery in short supply has left oil companies and the ...


BP Can Meet Oil Spill Costs Without Issuing New Shares - Paper

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Monday, July 5, 2010

BP:Gulf Oil Spill Response Costs, Claims Total $3.12B To Date - Wall Street Journal


Telegraph.co.uk


BP:Gulf Oil Spill Response Costs, Claims Total $3.12B To Date

W »

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Large-scale skimmer continues testing in Gulf - CNN


National Geographic


Large-scale skimmer continues testing in Gulf

CNN


By the CNN Wire Staff New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- A ship billed as the world's largest skimming vessel will continue testing its abilities in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday. The boat, which sw »


livejournal.com

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Nation's employment growth is short on vigor - Houston Chronicle


Reuters


Nation's employment growth is short on vigor

Houston Chronicle


The train that is the nation's economic recovery has slowed noticeably, unable to generate enough jobs in the last two months to keep pace with population growth, much less reduce the vast numbers of unemployed ...


Weak private hiring in June shows tepid U.S. recovery

Reuters


Unemployment rate dips as more workers leave labor force

Los Angeles Times


Little good news in June jobs report

Philadelphia Inquirer


BusinessWeek -AOL News -The Associated Press


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livejournal.com

Friday, July 2, 2010

With Alex fading, Gulf crews set sights on oil cleanup efforts - CNN


National Geographic


With Alex fading, Gulf crews set sights on oil cleanup efforts

CNN


By the CNN Wire Staff New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- Now that former Hurricane Alex has lost nearly  »


livejournal.com

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Now a free agent, King James awaits his suitors - The Associated Press


msnbc.com


Now a free agent, King James awaits his suitors

The Associated Press


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