US Gulf States Mobilize for Valdez-Like Oil Spill - BusinessWeek

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US Gulf States Mobilize for Valdez-Like Oil Spill BusinessWeek (Adds Obama comments in second paragraph. See {EXT4 } for more on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.) By Jessica Resnick-Ault and Jim Polson April 30 (Bloomberg) -- US Interior Department inspectors began boarding deep-water platforms in the Gulf of Mexico ... Oil reaches shore as weather threatens cleanup Houston Chronicle White House U-turn on further offshore drilling after oil spill The Guardian Oil Spill Silences Once-Raucous 'Drill, Baby, Drill' Camp New York Times W »

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White House Takes a Bigger Role in the Oil Spill Cleanup - New York Times

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White House Takes a Bigger Role in the Oil Spill Cleanup New York Times A boat collected crude oil that had leaked from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico. By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON, LESLIE KAUFMAN and LIZ ROBBINS NEW ORLEANS â€" President Obama increased his administration's role in the cleanup of the vast oil ... Lawmakers set probes of oil spill as federal attention intensifies Houston Chronicle Obama Administration Escalates Response to Gulf Oil Spill W »

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Coast Guard Will Try Burning Oil Spill as It Nears Land - New York Times

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Coast Guard Will Try Burning Oil Spill as It Nears Land New York Times NEW ORLEANS â€" Crews struggling to contain the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will light some of the petroleum on fire at 11 am Central time in an attempt to burn it off before it reaches shore. ... Weather helpful in Gulf oil cleanup today, could hurt tomorrow USA Today Coast Guard says to set leaking oil ablaze Reuters Coast Guard plans to start oil burn this morning Houston Chronicle W »

Goldman Sachs's Tourre 'Categorically' Denies SEC's Claims - BusinessWeek

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Shelby Expects GOP Unity on Vote - Wall Street Journal

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Showdown likely between Dems, GOP over financial regulation - Washington Post

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Showdown likely between Dems, GOP over financial regulation Washington Post Top Senate Republicans said Sunday they plan to block efforts to move forward this week with a bill to overhaul the nation's financial regulations unless Democrats agree to alter central elements of the far-reaching legislation. ... Senators close to deal on financial regulation Reuters Senate negotiators say deal close CNN Lawmakers Close to Finance-Overhaul Deal W »

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Goldman Sachs e-mails show bank sought to profit from housing downturn - Washington Post

Goldman Sachs e-mails show bank sought to profit from housing downturn Washington Post A Senate investigation into the financial crisis has found that Goldman Sachs, the storied W »

Obama: Ariz. immigration measure 'misguided' - The Associated Press

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Obama: Ariz. immigration measure 'misguided' The Associated Press PHOENIX â€" President Barack Obama c »

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Obama to Wall Street: Work with me on 'common-sense rules' - USA Today

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Workers Missing After Oil Rig Blast - New York Times

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Workers Missing After Oil Rig Blast New York Times NEW ORLEANS, La. â€" Eleven people are unaccounted for after an explosion Tuesday night on an oil drilling rig off the coast of southeast Louisiana, the United States Coast Guard said. ... At least 12 missing after blast on oil rig in Gulf CNN 12 are missing after blast in Gulf of Mexico Houston Chronicle Workers Missing After Oil-Rig Explosion W »

Supreme Court voids law aimed at banning animal cruelty videos - Washington Post

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Supreme Court voids law aimed at banning animal cruelty videos Washington Post The Supreme Court struck down a federal law Tuesday aimed at banning videos depicting graphic violence against animals, saying that it violates the constitutional right to free speech. Chief Justice John J. Roberts Jr., writing for an ... Supreme Court strikes down law banning dogfight videos CNN Supreme Court kills animal cruelty law USA Today Supreme Court strikes down animal cruelty law Reuters ABC News -Los Angeles Times -The Associated Press  »

Secret prison revealed in Baghdad - Los Angeles Times

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Secret prison revealed in Baghdad Los Angeles Times Forces under the office of Prime Minister Maliki held hundreds of Sunni men at the facility. The US fears that the news will stoke instability. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki said he had been unaware of abuses at the secret prison at Old Muthanna ... Baghdad recount throws Iraq election wide open AFP PM says 2 top al-Qaida in Iraq figures killed The Associated Press Top Iraq al Qaeda Leaders Killed W »

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Poland holds state funeral for Lech Kaczynski - BBC News

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Poland holds state funeral for Lech Kaczynski BBC News The state funeral of Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife is taking place in Krakow, with thousands gathered in the city to pay respects. A funeral Mass has been held in St Mary's Basilica and a procession is now taking the coffins to be buried ... Polish, foreign leaders attend Kaczynski funeral Reuters Leaders attend funeral services for Polish president Washington Post Iceland volcano ash keeps Obama, others from attending Polish president's funeral Christian Science Monitor BusinessWeek -AFP -Voice of America  »

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Disrupted Air Travel in Northern Europe for Third Full Day - Voice of America

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Disrupted Air Travel in Northern Europe for Third Full Day Voice of America Iceland's volcano erupted Wednesday and has since been spewing ash several miles into the air. The ash clouds include particles of rock, glass and sand that can get into an aircraft's engine and cause it to st »

Goldman Sachs Sued by SEC for Fraud on Mortgage-Backed CDOs - Bloomberg

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Goldman Sachs Sued by SEC for Fraud on Mortgage-Backed CDOs Bloomberg April 16 (Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. was sued by US regulators for fraud tied to packaging and selling collateralized debt obligations that contributed to the worst financial crisis since the Great ... Goldman Sachs charged with fraud by SEC Reuters US Stocks Tumble After SEC Charges Goldman With Fraud W »

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Iceland's volcanic ash halts flights in northern Europe - BBC News

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Iceland's volcanic ash halts flights in northern Europe BBC News The eruption in Iceland on Wednesday sent ash kilometres into the air. Satellite images show the cloud as brownish-black as ice particles mingle with ash. People in the Eyjafj »

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Quake in western China kills 400, buries more - The Associated Press

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Quake in western China kills 400, buries more The Associated Press BEIJING â€" A series of strong earthquakes struck a mountainous Tibetan area of western China on Wednesday, killing at least 400 people and injuring more than 10000 as houses made of mud and wood collapsed, officials said. Many more people were trapped, ... Rescuers Rush to Aid Survivors of China Quake; at Least 400 Dead W »

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Obama urges unity against nuclear terrorism - CNN

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Obama urges unity against nuclear terrorism CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- President Obama opened the main working session of his 47-nation Nuclear Security Summit on Tuesday with a c »

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Obama officials stress nuclear threat, US strength - Washington Post

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Obama officials stress nuclear threat, US strength Washington Post President Barack Obama is set to host a two-day, 47-nation nuclear summit in Washington, with the goal of keeping nuclear materials away from terrorists. Find out what the nuclear security summit is about and who is involved. ... Obama summit's goal: keep nuclear weapons away from terrorists Christian Science Monitor Obama Hosts Unprecedented International Nuclear Summit Voice of America Could terrorists get hold of a nuclear bomb? BBC News The Associated Press -USA Today -World Tribune  »

Silence held across Poland for deceased president - ABC Online

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Silence held across Poland for deceased president ABC Online Solemnly standing to attention as sirens wailed, Poles fell silent across the country Sunday as they mourned President Lech Kaczynski and top officials killed in a fiery air crash in Russia. Thousands of people observed the two minutes of silence ... Polish president's body flown home Aljazeera.net URGENT: Plane with Lech Kaczynski's body lands in Warsaw RIA Novosti Crashed Polish plane technic »

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Pain all too familiar in mining community - CNN

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Obama, Medvedev Sign Treaty Cutting Nuclear Stockpiles - Voice of America

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Obama, Medvedev Sign Treaty Cutting Nuclear Stockpiles Voice of America Photo: AP US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev have signed a major nuclear arms reduction treaty that cuts each country's nuclear arsenals by about 30 percent. The pact signed Thursday in the Czech Republic leaves each ... US and Russia sign historic nuclear treaty Times Online Nuclear summit takes aim at unsecured bomb material Reuters New US-Russia Nuclear Pact A 'Reset' For Old Rivals NPR Washington Post -Xinhua -BBC News  »

W. Va. Mine Explosion: Massey Energy CEO Speaks Out - ABC News

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W. Va. Mine Explosion: Massey Energy CEO Speaks Out ABC News Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship told ABC's Diane Sawyer late this afternoon that he has apologized to the families of the miners killed or trapped in yesterday's accident, but he declined to take or place blame for the accident ... Mine accident sparks scrutiny of company CNN "Everything on Hold" at W. Va. Mine Blast Site CBS News Mine Cited on Safety Issues W »

6 Dead and 21 Missing After W.Va. Mine Blast - New York Times

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6 Dead and 21 Missing After W.Va. Mine Blast New York Times At least six miners were killed and 21 trapped after an explosion ripped through an underground coal mine Monday in Raleigh County, West Virginia, state emergency officials said. The explosion occurred at about 3 pm at the Upper Big ... Official: Six killed in West Virginia mine blast CNN International 6 dead, 21 missing in W. Va. coal mine blast The Associated Press Several killed in US mine blast Aljazeera.net Voice of America -BBC News -AHN |  »

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Earthquakes rattle Pacific Coast - CNN

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Earthquakes rattle Pacific Coast CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A string of earthquakes and aftershocks rattled the Pacific Coast of the United States and Mexico on Sunday, including a magnitude 7.2 quake that could be felt across Baja California, Arizona and southern California, ... 6.9-Magnitude Quake in Baja California Felt on West Coast New York Times Strong Mexico Earthquake shakes Southern California Los Angeles Times Strong aftershocks in US after large Mexico quake The Associated Press Voice of America -Bloomberg -Aljazeera.net  »

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My Best Buy had no iPads, no line - CNET

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My Best Buy had no iPads, no line CNET I was first in the iPad line at the Best Buy in Marin City, Calif., on Saturday. Oh, I wasn't looking to buy one. Only people with certain imbalances buy the first iteration of Apple products. But the Best Buy is right next to my ... Apple's iPad 'makes technology instantly accessible' Computerworld First Look: Apple's new iPad Apple Insider Apple's iPad unearthed: Samsung, LG appear Reuters PC World -New York Times -ChannelWeb  »

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