Friday, April 30, 2010

White, Perry not keen on following Arizona's lead on immigration law - Dallas Morning News


Washington Post


White, Perry not keen on following Arizona's lead on immigration law

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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Oil Spill's Blow to BP's Image May Eclipse Costs - New York Times


Times Online


Oil Spill's Blow to BP's Image May Eclipse Costs

New York Times


A high volume skimming system skimmed oil from the Gulf of Mexico near Venice, La. By CLIFFORD KRAUSS HAMMOND, La. â€" BP says that the offshore drilling accident that is spewing thousands of barrels of oil a day into the Gulf of Mexico could cost the ...


U.S. Escalates Oil Spill Response

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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Republicans agree to debate financial reform in full Senate - Los Angeles Times


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Republicans agree to debate financial reform in full Senate

Los Angeles Times


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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Levin Grilling Blankfein Means Clash of Harvard Law Standouts - Bloomberg


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Levin Grilling Blankfein Means Clash of Harvard Law Standouts

Bloomberg


April 28 (Bloomberg) -- Lloyd C. Blankfein and Carl Levin both have degrees from Harvard Law School. Judging from their confrontation on Capitol Hill yesterday, they hardly speak the same language. Levin, chairman of the Senate's ...


Senators Seek, Fail to Get an 'I'm Sorry'

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Monday, April 26, 2010

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Families, town, president say goodbye to 29 miners killed in W.Va. - Washington Post


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Families, town, president say goodbye to 29 miners killed in W.Va.

Washington Post


President Obama eulogizes 29 miners killed in an explosion in Beckley, W.Va., joining a community in mourning to say goodbye, to urge families to remember those who were lost, and to carry on. The president comforts Linda Davis at the memorial service. ...


Obama eulogizes West Virginia mine blast victims

Los Angeles Times


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Saturday, April 24, 2010

Tornado kills 10 in Mississippi: officials - Reuters


Boston Globe


Tornado kills 10 in Mississippi: officials

Reuters


BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - A tornado nearly a mile wide ripped through central Mississippi on Saturday, killing 10 people, including three children, and injuring dozens of others, state authorities said. The tornado struck at least 13 counties, ...


10 killed as tornado strikes Miss.; others injured

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10 dead, more wounded in Yazoo City, Miss. tornado

Detroit Free Press


Mississippi tornado leaves nine dead amid destruction

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Friday, April 23, 2010

Arizona Immigration Enforcement Law Spurs Obama - FOXNews


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Arizona Immigration Enforcement Law Spurs Obama

FOXNews


During a naturalization ceremony for 24 members of the US military, President Obama plunged into the Arizona immigration controversy, warning the Justice Department would investigate civil rights violations that might arise from a new ...


Thousands Protest Ariz. Immigration Law

CBS News


Clash on Immigration Law

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Thursday, April 22, 2010

Reid aims to move forward with financial regulation bill - Washington Post


Kansas City Star


Reid aims to move forward with financial regulation bill

Washington Post


Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) plans to move forward Monday with an expansive bill to overhaul the nation's financial regulatory system, setting up a possible showdown between Republicans and Democrats if ...


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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Financial regulation reform faces stiff opposition - Los Angeles Times


CBS News


Financial regulation reform faces stiff opposition

Los Angeles Times


Senate panel approves third controversial piece of overhaul package. Obama to make his case in New York on Thursday. Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) talk after the vote approving ...


Prominent Republicans making more endorsements in primary races

Washington Post


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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Scientists find it difficult to predict volcano behavior - Washington Post


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Scientists find it difficult to predict volcano behavior

Washington Post


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Monday, April 19, 2010

Europe to Ease Aviation Ban, Amid Criticism - New York Times


New York Times (blog)


Europe to Ease Aviation Ban, Amid Criticism

New York Times


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Sunday, April 18, 2010

Airlines, European officials urge end to flight restrictions - Washington Post


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Airlines, European officials urge end to flight restrictions

Washington Post


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Saturday, April 17, 2010

Volcanic Ash from Iceland Continues to Disrupt Air Travel - Voice of America


Washington Post


Volcanic Ash from Iceland Continues to Disrupt Air Travel

Voice of America


Photo: AP Air travel throughout Europe and around the world is still disrupted Saturday as thick clouds of ash from a volcano eruption in Iceland continue to drift across the continent. Some European nations have completely closed their airspace, ...


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Friday, April 16, 2010

The eruption that changed Iceland forever - BBC News


Globe and Mail


The eruption that changed Iceland forever

BBC News


A volcanic eruption in Iceland is continuing to grounded flights in the UK and Europe, but 227 years ago a far more devastating eruption occurred wiping out a fifth of the island's population - as well as tens of thousands across ...


Ash Spreads Across Europe, Closing More Airports Friday

New York Times


Volcanic Ash Spreads Across Europe: List of Airport Closures

Bloomberg


European stocks dip, volcano ash chaos dents airlines

AFP


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Thursday, April 15, 2010

Britain Closes Airspace as Volcanic Ash Spreads - New York Times


Reuters


Britain Closes Airspace as Volcanic Ash Spreads

New York Times


PARIS â€" British civil aviation authorities said on Thursday they would close the country's airspace at noon to shield aircraft from a high altitude cloud of ash drifting south from an erupting volcano in Iceland. ...


Volcanic ash causes travel insurance confusion

Telegraph.co.uk


Why ash cloud endangers aircraft

CNN International


Volcanic ash grounds Harrier jets

BBC News


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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Hundreds die in remote China quakes - Washington Post


Reuters


Hundreds die in remote China quakes

Washington Post


BEIJING -- A series of strong earthquakes killed hundreds of people in western China on Wednesday, badly damaging at least two schools, shattering homes and spreading fire through a remote town high on the Tibetan plateau. ...


7.1 quake in China kills 400

Los Angeles Times


Official: China quake deaths near 400

CNN


Qinghai: Barren, remote province

BBC News


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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

China Pledges to Work With US on Iran Sanctions - New York Times


Reuters


China Pledges to Work With US on Iran Sanctions

New York Times


WASHINGTON â€" President Obama secured a promise from President Hu Jintao of China on Monday to join negotiations on a new package of sanctions against Iran, administration officials said, but Mr. Hu made no specific ...


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Monday, April 12, 2010

Obama hosts two-day summit on nuclear security - CNN


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Obama hosts two-day summit on nuclear security

CNN


By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- President Obama hosts leaders from 46 countries for a two-day nuclear security summit starting Monday that will focus on how to better safeguard weapons materials, both old and new, to keep them out of the hands of ...


Iran on Obama-Hu agenda as nuclear summit looms

Reuters


President opens nuclear summit

The Associated Press


Obama, world leaders work to stop nuclear spread

Atlanta Journal Constitution


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Sunday, April 11, 2010

Poland mourns death of president, other top officials in plane crash - Washington Post


Times Online


Poland mourns death of president, other top officials in plane crash

Washington Post


WARSAW -- Thousands of Poles streamed by the presidential palace in central Warsaw Sunday in a second day of national mourning for President Lech Kaczynski and a delegation of senior officials who were killed when the ...


Muscovites encircle Polish embassy with flowers and candles

RIA Novosti


Poland Mourns President, Elite Killed In Crash

New York Times


Rudd sends condolences after Polish tragedy

ABC Online


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Saturday, April 10, 2010

Bodies of 4 coal miners found - San Francisco Chronicle


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Bodies of 4 coal miners found

San Francisco Chronicle


Carolyn Kaster / AP Travis McKinney and Cheyanne Graybeal hug as they view the casket of miner Benny Willingham, McKinney's grandfather. Crews found the bodies of four miners missing for nearly a week since an explosion ...


Somber West Virginia coal community starts burying its own

Los Angeles Times


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Friday, April 9, 2010

Mine Operator Escaped Extra Oversight After Warning - New York Times


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Mine Operator Escaped Extra Oversight After Warning

New York Times


The operator of the West Virginia mine that exploded on Monday, killing at least 25 people, was warned by federal officials just over two years ago that it could be cited for having a “pattern of violations,” which ...


Rescuers to make 'mad dash' to search for trapped West Virginia miners

CNN


Massey Accused of Putting Lives at Risk

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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Craving Coal Dust 'Like Nicotine': Why Miners Love the Work - ABC News


Globe and Mail


Craving Coal Dust 'Like Nicotine': Why Miners Love the Work

ABC News


Charlie Athey sobbed Tuesday night as he stood before friends and family at a prayer service in a sm »


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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Mine accidents in the United States - CNN


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Mine accidents in the United States

CNN


(CNN) -- An explosion at the Massey Energy Co. mine in Montcoal, West Virginia, killed at least 25 miners. The cause of the explosion had not been determined as rescuers worked Tuesday to bore ventilation holes into the Upper Big Branch Mine. ...


Massey Energy has litany of critics, violations

Washington Post


Mining a necessary way of life, West Virginians say

Reuters


In coalfields, work, death in mines is way of life

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Monday, April 5, 2010

White House condemns Peshawar attack - Reuters


Globe and Mail


White House condemns Peshawar attack

Reuters


Security forces secure the site of a bomb attack near the US consulate in Peshawar April 5, 2010. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House strongly condemned a militant attack on the US consulate in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Monday. ...


Taliban attacks U.S. mission in Peshawar; 4 terrorists killed

The Hindu


Suicide Attacks Kill 45 in Pakistan

Voice of America


Taliban claims Peshawar attack

Aljazeera.net


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