Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Wind, waves from hurricane dock oil skimming boats - The Associated Press


National Geographic


Wind, waves from hurricane dock oil skimming boats

The Associated Press


GRAND ISLE, La. â€" Dozens of sm »

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

'spies' were no James Bonds - BBC News


Ha'aretz


'spies' were no James Bonds

BBC News


The funniest aspect of the careers of the 10  »


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Monday, June 28, 2010

Robert Byrd, longtime Democratic senator, dies at 92 - Los Angeles Times


Washington Post


Robert Byrd, longtime Democratic senator, dies at 92

Los Angeles Times


Robert Carlyle Byrd, the West Virginia Democrat who was often c »


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Sunday, June 27, 2010

Oil spill efforts ramp up as storm eyed anxiously - Reuters


Globe and Mail


Oil spill efforts ramp up as storm eyed anxiously

Reuters


The Q4000 multi-purpose oil field intervention vessel (L) and the drillship the Discoverer Explorer (C) burn off material from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead near the disaster site June 24, 2010. GRANDE ISLE Louisiana (Reuters) - The first named storm ...


Crews in oil-soaked Gulf keep wary eye on Tropical Storm Alex

CNN International


With storm's path uncertain, spill cleanup is, too

Houston Chronicle


Tropical storm could hit area of oil spill

Detroit Free Press


Los Angeles Times -FOXNews -Washington Post


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Saturday, June 26, 2010

Weather could be latest problem in spill cleanup - The Associated Press


CBS News


Weather could be latest problem in spill cleanup

The Associated Press


NEW ORLEANS â€" Tropical weather gathering strength in the Caribbean could be the latest bad news for BP crews trying to contain and clean up the massive oil spill in the Gulf, an effort that has been plagued with setbacks for more than two months. ...


Tropical depression stirs concern

Houston Chronicle


Tropical storm Alex not on track for Gulf

MyMotherLode.com


Gulf braces for storm, halt to oil containment

Seattle Times


Los Angeles Times -FOXNews -New York Times


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Friday, June 25, 2010

BP share slide as oil spill bill climbs to $2.35bn - The Guardian


Sydney Morning Herald


BP share slide as oil spill bill climbs to $2.35bn

The Guardian


Shares in BP hit a 14-year low this morning after the oil giant revealed that its bill for containing and cleaning up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico â€" the worst in US history â€" had climbed to $2.35bn (£1.57bn). The shares dropped 6.8% at one stage ...


BP Spent $2.35B To Date On Oil Spill;Cleanup Continues

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Thursday, June 24, 2010

Short, Tense Deliberation, Then a General Is Gone - New York Times


BBC News


Short, Tense Deliberation, Then a General Is Gone

New York Times


President Obama leaving the Rose Garden after announcing that he had replaced Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal. His advisers were divided over how to handle the controversy over the general. By MARK LANDLER WASHINGTON â€" By the time he woke up Wednesday ...


Can Petraeus deliver?

BBC News


McChrystal's Exit Comes at Key Point in War

FOXNews


McChrystal out, strategy remains

Boston Globe


Philadelphia Inquirer -The Associated Press -New York Daily News


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