Kansas City Star | House approves financial overhaul Boston Globe WASHINGTON â€" The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a massive restructuring to the nation's financial laws last night, but the Senate canceled plans to vote on the legislation this week after Senator Scott Brown said he was ... House OKs sweeping bank rules; Senate vote awaits Senate fails to restore some jobless benefits Financial reform bill passes House, 237-192 |
Globe and Mail | 'Illegals' Network Famed in Lore of Russian Spying New York Times MOSCOW â€" In the lore of Soviet spycraft, few figures command as much respect as the “illegals,†steel-jawed agents with the intelligence of a chess grandmaster and the fortitude of a cosmonaut. Painstakingly trained in the KGB's ... » |
New York Times | FBI arrests 10 accused of working as Russian spies Washington Post A sketch depicts defendants Anna Chapman, left, Vicky Pelaez, "Richard Murphy," "Cynthia Murphy" and "Juan Lazaro" in Manhattan federal court. (Elizabeth Williams/associated Press) By Jerry Markon FBI agents arrested 10 people on charges that they ... Cold War meets 21st century meets 'burger summit' US charges 11 as Russian agents FBI breaks up » |
Los Angeles Times | As Kagan confirmation hearings begin, Republicans struggle for line of attack Washington Post If confirmed, Solicitor General Elena Kagan would replace Justice John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court. Kagan, 50, the former dean of Harvard Law School, would become the fourth woman to serve on the high court. Here are some photos that shed light ... Elena Kagan's confirmation hearing to start Monday Hatch wary of Kagan's 'activist' record GOP senators: Can Kagan be impartial judge? |
Sydney Morning Herald | A Final Day of Chasing Ends the US Run New York Times Themba Hadebe/AP Ghana's Asamoah Gyan, in red, scored against United States goalkeeper Tim Howard, left, putting his team up 2-1 during the overtime period. By JERÉ LONGMAN RUSTENBURG, South Africa â€" Of course, the United States could not keep playing ... US soccer gets upended against Ghana at World Cup Ghana with the Win II: a sorry sequel Ghana eliminates US for 2nd straight World Cup |
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Senate again rejects expanded spending package Washington Post Senate Democrats on Thursday abandoned efforts to provide fresh aid to cash-strapped state governments and extend emergency unemployment benefits for millions of jobless workers, leaving in limbo President Obama's push for more ... Jobless aid and tax bill fails in Senate Congress Fails to Pass an Extension of Jobless Aid Republicans block Senate bid to extend benefits for jobless |
ABC News | Judge lifts offshore drilling ban as `overbearing' The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS â€" A federal judge struck down the Obama administration's six-month ban on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico as rash and heavy-handed Tuesday, saying the government simply assumed that because one rig exploded, the others pose an ... Offshore Drillers Soar On Judge's Ruling, Then F » |
ABC News | Tony Hayward at Yacht Race Angers La. Officials CBS News BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward's yacht Bob sails during the Round the Island Race, Saturday, June 19, 2010. (Press Association via AP Images) (CBS) On Day 61 of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, BP faces another public relations ... BP: Tony Hayward remains in charge BP chief criticised for boat trip Ought the BP CEO not yacht? |
ABC News | BP replaces CEO Hayward as point man for oil spill response Los Angeles Times The oil giant's chairman cites the chief executive's inartful public remarks in explaining the decision. Managing director Robert Dudley, a Mississippi native, will take over daily operations. By Walter Hamilton and Scott Kraft, Los Angeles Times ... Day 59: The Latest on the Oil Spill BP: Hayward relieved of day-to-day spill duties BP spokesman: Hayward is still 'in charge' |
ABC Online | BP chief says he wasn't in loop, enraging Congress The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Channeling the nation's anger, lawmakers pilloried BP's boss in a withering day of judgment Thursday for the oil company at the center of the Gulf calamity. Unflinching, BP chief executive Tony Hayward said he was out of the loop on ... Head of BP rejects taking blame BP CEO's Day in Congress' Kangaroo Court A Bad Day for Joe Barton and Tony Hayward |
The Hindu | Obama announces BP's $20B compensation fund USA Today By Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images By Brendan Smialowsk, Getty Images President Obama announced Wednesday that energy giant BP will finance a $20 billion fund to compensate people whose livelihoods have been damaged by the devastating oil spill in the ... More Than 32 Million Watch Obama Oil Spill Address Obama Draws Bipartisan Criticism for Using Oil Spill to Push Energy Policy Nielsen: 32M viewers saw Obama's Gulf oil speech |
Globe and Mail | Obama names rest of commission to investigate Gulf oil disaster CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama on Monday announced the remaining five members of a commission he appointed to investigate the BP Gulf of Mexico oil disaster. A White House statement said Obama named Frances Beinecke, ... Obama to address nation Tuesday on oil spill Obama to Gulf Residents: Count on US Government Response to Oil Spill Gulf oil spill: Experts disagree on kindest way to deal with oiled-up birds |
The Guardian | Obama to address nation on Gulf spill, demand BP damage fund USA Today President Obama plans to address the nation this week about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the worst in US history. White House adviser David Axelrod told NBC's Meet the Press Sunday that Obama will discuss the disaster after he returns from a visit to ... Obama to push BP to set up oil-spill damage fund President Obama to Visit Three Gulf Coast States, Address the Nation Aide: Obama's trip makes for 'good time to tell folks' of Gulf efforts |
NEWS.com.au | Coast Guard tells BP to speed up containment plans MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - The US Coast Guard said Saturday it gave BP 48 hours to come up with a way to hasten plans to increase its oil-capturing capacity at the Deepwater Horizon spill, after BP said it could take up to a ... Some oil spill events from Saturday, June 12, 2010 Coast Guard rejects BP oil leak response plan as too sm » |
ABC Online | Flash Floods Sweep Through Arkansas Campgrounds New York Times GLENWOOD, Ark. â€" At least 16 people were killed and dozens more were unaccounted for after flash floods swept through campgrounds in western Arkansas early Friday morning. As many as 300 people, including families with ... At Least 20 Campers Killed in Arkansas Flash Flood At least 20 dead, many missing in Arkansas flood Arkansas flash floods kill at least 16 people |
Sydney Morning Herald | Desperate search for 16-year-old lone US sailor Abby Sunderland The Guardian Rescuers launched a desperate search tonight for a 16-year-old California girl attempting to sail round the world single-handed, after she set off distress beacons in stormy conditions in a remote part of the Indian ocean. ... Solo teen sailor missing at sea Rescue underway for missing US sailor, 16: family California teen girl in trouble on solo world sail |
ABC News | Israel: Iran sanctions a good start Jerusalem Post After months of negotiations, the UN Security Council passed a fourth set of sanctions against Iran on Wednesday, in the hope of stopping Teheran from developing a nuclear weapon. The 15-member Security Council approved ... UN Security Council Adopts Tough New Round of Iran Sanctions PM Netanyahu c » |
Washington Post | 2 New Jersey Terror Suspects Had Tried to Go to Iraq, Authorities Say FOXNews Mohamed Mahmood Alessa's home in North Bergen, NJ Teams of state and federal law enforcement agents who have been investigating Alessa since 2006 took him and Carlos Eduardo Almonte into custody Saturday. Both men are scheduled to appear Monday in ... US men arrested on 'terror' charges N.J. Men Arrested on Terror Charges |
CBC.ca | 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 ... BP's cap starts collecting oil, but spill still threatens Florida Oil spill closes more Gulf waters to fishing Enter the no-spin zone of the deep: the BP live feed |
