Monday, May 31, 2010

Israel criticized over Gaza flotilla attack - Los Angeles Times


Telegraph.co.uk


Israel criticized over Gaza flotilla attack

Los Angeles Times


Accused of using disproportionate force, Israel defends its raid, saying its soldiers were ambushed as they boarded an aid ship in international waters. Activists say any skirmish was self-defense. Demonstrators protest outside of the Israeli Embassy ...


Raid Jeopardizes Turkey Relations

New York Times


Death on the high seas as Israel storms aid ship

Times Online


Turkey urges UN Security Council to condemn Israeli attack on aid flotilla

Washington Post


CNN -The Guardian -Aljazeera.net


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Sunday, May 30, 2010

Saturday, May 29, 2010

An uneasy ride with Dennis Hopper - Los Angeles Times


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An uneasy ride with Dennis Hopper

Los Angeles Times


A writer's tortured 10-year relationship with the actor never produced the biography origin »


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Friday, May 28, 2010

Troubled Lives for Child Stars of Coleman's Sitcom - ABC News


Times Online


Troubled Lives for Child Stars of Coleman's Sitcom

ABC News


AP By DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer If only real life for the child stars of "Diff'rent Strokes" was anything like the fictional Park Avenue life of luxury they inhabited on television. The death of pint-sized star Gary Coleman on Friday at age 42 ...


Gary Coleman dies at 42; child star of hit sitcom 'Diff'rent Strokes'

Los Angeles Times


Friends and co-stars remember Gary Coleman

Entertainment Weekly


Coleman battled lifelong health woes: transplants, kidney problems

CNN


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Thursday, May 27, 2010

Obama to Extend Drilling Moratorium - New York Times


Reuters


Obama to Extend Drilling Moratorium

New York Times


WASHINGTON â€" President Obama plans to announce Thursday that he is extending the moratorium on permits to drill new deepwater wells for six more months and will delay or cancel specific projects off the coasts of Alaska and Virginia and ...


Wildlife expert answers your questions on oil spill's impact

USA Today


Rove: Yes, the Gulf Spill is Obama's Katrina

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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

BP's handle on Gulf spill pivots on 'top kill' - Reuters


Reuters


BP's handle on Gulf spill pivots on 'top kill'

Reuters


HOUSTON, May 26 (Reuters) - Dogged by delays and intense pressure from the Obama administration, BP Plc faces a pivotal day on Wednesday as it attempts a tricky plan to clog the gushing Gulf of Mexico oil well five weeks into the ...


Oil cleanup workers report illness

Los Angeles Times


Louisiana residents confront officials at oil spill meeting

CNN


5 Weeks of Gushing Oil: 'Top Kill' Plug Readied

ABC News


New York Times -W »

Monday, May 24, 2010

Obama administration conflicted about relying on BP to stop gulf oil spill - Washington Post


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Obama administration conflicted about relying on BP to stop gulf oil spill

Washington Post


A young heron sits dying amid an oil-covered mangrove on an island in Barataria Bay, off Louisiana. The area is also home to brown pelicans, terns, gulls and roseate spoonbills. (Gerald Herbert/associated Press) By Karen Tumulty and Steven Mufson The ...


BP tells what it's looking at as cause of spill

Houston Chronicle


Spill shouldn't halt drilling, Chevron CEO says

San Francisco Chronicle


U.S. keeps "boot on neck" of BP over spill

Reuters


Kansas City Star -Los Angeles Times -MiamiHerald.com


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Sunday, May 23, 2010

'Lost' finale: Redemption as 'The End' justifies the journey - USA Today


New York Times (blog)


'Lost' finale: Redemption as 'The End' justifies the journey

USA Today


By Mario Perez, ABC By Robert Bianco, USA TODAY With the greatest stories, the answers you get can be better than the questions you ask. For six spellbinding years, Lost trapped its characters inside TV's most ingeniously constructed puzzle, ...


'Lost' addresses years of questions in finale

The Associated Press


'Lost' In The Afterlife: Big Questions Answered In Series Finale

MTV.com


'Lost' Series Finale Recap: Time to Move On (Page 1/7)

BuddyTV


New York Daily News -Newsweek -Boston Globe


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Saturday, May 22, 2010

Obama Picks Democrat Graham, Republican Reilly to Probe Spill - BusinessWeek


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Obama Picks Democrat Graham, Republican Reilly to Probe Spill

BusinessWeek


May 23 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama named Democrat Bob Graham, a former US senator and Florida governor, and Republican William Reilly, a former Environmental Protection Agency administrator, to lead a presidential ...


BP agreed to parts changes on oil rig, 2004 letter shows

Washington Post


Bob Graham vows to give BP, big oil a fair hearing

MiamiHerald.com


Talk About a Mess

New York Times


The Associated Press -NPR -W »

Friday, May 21, 2010

The Latest on the Oil Spill - New York Times


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The Latest on the Oil Spill

New York Times


FLOW RATE A day after BP conceded that more oil was leaking into the Gulf of Mexico than officials previously estimated, Representative Edward J. Markey, the chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment, accused BP of deceiving the public ...


BP Tries to Shift Blame to Transocean

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Thursday, May 20, 2010

Senate approves financial overhaul - Boston Globe


Kansas City Star


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 financial regulation bill

Washington Post


Senate Passes Finance Bill

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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

US backs Seoul's charge that North Korea sank ship - Reuters


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US backs Seoul's charge that North Korea sank ship

Reuters


Navy soldiers stand guard near the wreckage of the naval vessel Cheonan, which was sunk on March 26 near the maritime border with North Korea, at the Second Fleet Command's naval base in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, May 19, 2010. ...


North Korea fired torpedo that hit South Korean warship, killing 46 ...

CNN


N.Korea Claims Cheonan Probe a Plot to Hurt Relations

The Chosun Ilbo


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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Arlen Specter loses Senate race in Pennsylvania - Los Angeles Times


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Arlen Specter loses Senate race in Pennsylvania

Los Angeles Times


Longtime lawmaker's defeat to Rep. Joe Sestak comes a year after leaving the GOP for the Democratic Party. Elsewhere, Rand Paul of the 'tea party' movement wins the Republican primary in Kentucky. Rand Paul and wife Kelly Paul talk to the media after ...


Specter Loses Pennsylvania Senate Fight

New York Times


Arlen Specter's party switch and subsequent f »


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Monday, May 17, 2010

Primaries may help foreshadow November elections - Washington Post


New York Times (blog)


Primaries may help foreshadow November elections

Washington Post


Sen. Arlen Specter talks with TJ Rooney of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party. (Carolyn Kaster/associated Press) By Dan Balz Tuesday's crucial primary elections in Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Arkansas have drawn extraordinary attention from politicians ...


PENNSYLVANIA STATEHOUSE Political news and commentary

Patriot-News


Senators Pit Seniority Versus Anti-Incumbent Anger in Primaries

BusinessWeek


Obama Offers Democrats His Support but Not His

FOXNews


The Associated Press -U.S. News & World Report -New York Times (blog)


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Sunday, May 16, 2010

Chicago Blackhawks goalie is no weak link - San Jose Mercury News


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Chicago Blackhawks goalie is no weak link

San Jose Mercury News


The weak link for the Chicago Blackhawks â€" assuming there is one, of course â€" should be Finnish goaltender Antti Niemi. He is a postseason rookie. He didn't take over the job full-time until February. And with him playing in the raucous ...


Hawks make themselves at home, beat Sharks in series opener

Chicago Tribune


Savor that 'Hawks-Sharks opener -- it can only slow down from here

CBSSports.com


San Jose dredges up memories of 'Same Old Sharks' in Game 1 loss

SI.com


NHL.com -San Francisco Chronicle -The Associated Press


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Saturday, May 15, 2010

Oil's sway in Gulf states may be tempering politicians' response to spill - Washington Post


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Oil's sway in Gulf states may be tempering politicians' response to spill

Washington Post


A brown pelican gets oil cleaned off of it at the Fort Jackson Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Buras, La. (Charlie Riede/associated Press) By Dan Eggen In their battle to represent Louisiana in the Senate, incumbent David Vitter (R) and ch »


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Thursday, May 13, 2010

Officials: Pakistan has arrested suspect who says he was accomplice to Times ... - Washington Post


Reuters


Officials: Pakistan has arrested suspect who says he was accomplice to Times ...

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 accused Times Square bomber, US officials said. The suspect, whose arrest has not been previously ...


Obama meets, praises Times Square bomb responders

The Associated Press


Pakistani community reacts to FBI raids

NECN


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

Times Online


AFP -NEWS.GNOM.ES -NBC New York


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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

SAP to buy rival Sybase for $5.8 billion - Reuters


AFP


SAP to buy rival Sybase for $5.8 billion

Reuters


BOSTON (Reuters) - Germany's SAP AG (SAPG.DE) said it plans to buy sm »


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Monday, May 10, 2010

Elena Kagan's limited record may smooth her way - Los Angeles Times


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Elena Kagan's limited record may smooth her way

Los Angeles Times


Some have assailed the Supreme Court nominee's lack of judicial experience, but having few judicial or academic writings means little ammunition for critics. By David G. Savage and Christi Parsons, Tribune Washington Bureau President Obama on Monday ...


Kagan in '97 urged Clinton to ban late abortions

The Associated Press


Kagan review dared Senators to ask tough questions

Chicago Sun-Times


Kagan Argued for Strong Counterterror Policies

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Sunday, May 9, 2010

BP's Preparedness for Major Crisis Is Questioned - Wall Street Journal


Telegraph.co.uk


BP's Preparedness for Major Crisis Is Questioned

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Saturday, May 8, 2010

New Setback in Containing Gulf Oil Spill - New York Times


Globe and Mail


New Setback in Containing Gulf Oil Spill

New York Times


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

Friday, May 7, 2010

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


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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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