CBC.ca | Kagan slips on fruits and vegetables in Senate panel questioning Los Angeles Times The Supreme Court nominee's otherwise smooth testimony bodes well for her confirmation, but conservatives have a field day with one embarrassing answer. US Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan answers questions from members of the Senate Judiciary ... Kagan and Roberts united at confirmation hearings Kagan's Commerce Show-and-Tell |
The Guardian (blog) | Spy terminology The Guardian • Illegals The name used by Russia's overseas intelligence agency, the SVR, for its secret agents living in the US. • Legend The false identities provided to the illegals before they leave Russia, and then built up inside the US. ... » |
The Hindu | Maradona rejects injustice talk ESPN A controversial goal from Carlos Tevez - who looked to be some distance offside - swung the match towards Argentina before a horrible mistake by Ricardo Osorio » |
NDTV.com | General Madness FOXNews Washington, DC â€" Set aside for a moment how inconceivable it is that an article in Rolling Stone magazine could be the cause of anyone being fired â€" much less a US commanding general in the midst of a war. But that is what happened ... Rolling Stone fact checker sent McChrystal aide 30 questions Iraqi officials feel US is neglecting the country A Change in Generals, but Not Afghan Policy |
Moose Jaw Times-Herald | Congress Fails to Pass an Extension of Jobless Benefits New York Times WASHINGTON â€" The Senate failed to pass legislation Thursday that would have extended unemployment subsidies for hundreds of thousands of Americans who have exhausted their jobless benefits, as Democrats and Republicans traded ... Senate again rejects emergency spending package Republicans kill Senate jobless aid measure US jobless aid, tax bill in doubt in US Senate |
Los Angeles Times | Before and after McChrystal's removal, a flurry of White House activity Washington Post After he spent more than 15 hours flying from his post on the other side of the world, it took less than 30 minutes Wednesday morning for Gen. Stanley McChrystal to find out what most in Washington assumed was coming: He was out. ... In Afghanistan, doubts grow and weariness deepens Analysis: Obama couldn't give McChrystal a pass Once and Future Commander: Gen. David Petraeus Returns to Battle in Afghanistan |
Reuters | Possible replacements for McChrystal Washington Post By AP AP -Marine Gen. James Mattis, commander of US Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, Va. He has command combat experience in Afghanistan and Iraq. He was passed over as commandant of the Marine Corps this month. -Marine Lt. Gen. ... Is Obama dropping "no drama" style with US general? Schieffer: "McChrystal is in Very Deep Trouble Right Now" General McChrystal's Rolling Stone gaffe gets shrugs on front lines |
Washington Post | Times Square Bomb Plotter Pleads Guilty in Terror Case New York Times The defendant in the Times Square bomb plot pleaded guilty on Monday for his role in the aborted attack, an abrupt and expedited end to a homegrown terror plot that extended into Pakistan and an Islamic militant ... Times Square car bomb suspect pleads guilty in NYC Times Square bomb suspect pleads guilty Shahzad Pleads Guilty, Warns Of More Attacks |
Reuters | BP Tries to Clarify Who Is in Charge New York Times BP officials scrambled on Saturday to say that Tony Hayward, their embattled chief executive, was still in charge of » |
CBC.ca | Hayward Steps Back From Spill Response as BP Reports Gains New York Times A day after Tony Hayward, the chief executive of BP, was pummeled by members of a House committee over the company's role in the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the chairman of the company said in an interview that Mr. ... Embattled BP Chief Hayward Taking Back Seat in Gulf Response BP 'strong despite spill setback' Tony Hayward, BP CEO, gets his life back, no longer in charge of running Gulf ... |
Reuters | Joe Barton Under Fire from Republicans and Democrats for BP Apology CBS News Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) apologized today for his apology to BP, but not before Vice President Joe Biden and other Democrats could blast him for his remarks sympathizing with the oil giant that caused the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. ... Rep. Barton under fire after apologizing to BP Joe Barton accuses White House of '$20 billion shakedown' of BP Barton says his apology to BP misconstrued |
The Guardian | BP CEO Tony Hayward c » |
NEWS.com.au | Obama will demand BP establish escrow account to handle oil spill claims Washington Post By Ed O'Keefe and Anne E. Kornblut President Obama will demand that BP establish an escrow account to compensate for Gulf Coast oil spill claims when he meets with company executives on Wednesday, White House officials said Sunday. ... Obama to push BP to set up oil-spill damage fund British, US Leaders Discuss Latest Oil Spill Developments Obama to address nation on oil disaster |
ABC Online | Obama tells Britain no hard feelings over spill The Associated Press LONDON â€" President Barack Obama reassured Prime Minister David Cameron Saturday that his frustration over the mammoth oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is not an attack on Britain, Cameron's office said, as the two leaders tried to soothe trans-Atlantic ... Obama tells Cameron: BP criticisms 'not anti-British' Obama, UK's Cameron Talk BP, World Cup, Beer Spill puts Obama on slippery slope |
CNN | At Least 16 Campers Killed in Arkansas Flash Flood ABC News At least 16 people in a remote part of Arkansas were killed early Friday morning after flash floods swept through their campsites following a heavy rain. The Albert Pike campground in the Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas, ... Police say 16 dead, dozens missing in Ark. floods At least 12 dead in Arkansas flood: state police Floods wipe out US campsites, killing at least 16: police |
Telegraph.co.uk | Heavier oil from Gulf spill washes up in Florida Reuters PENSACOLA BEACH Florida (Reuters) - Heavier concentrations of oil from the gushing Gulf of Mexico leak have begun sloshing up on Florida seashores as the state ramps up its effort to keep its coastline clean. Tar b » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Officials: FBI gave $ to van der Sloot Austin News WASHINGTON (AP) - US authorities paid Joran van der Sloot at least $15000 in a sting operation and delayed arresting him because they were trying to help build a murder case against him in the 5-year-old disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba, ... Report: Van der Sloot sipped coffee, weighed disposing of victim's body Joran Van Der Sloot Got $25000 from FBI Before Trip to Peru, Says Private ... Latest developments on the Joran van der Sloot case |
The Hindu | UN Security Council Begins Consultations on Iran Sanctions Voice of America The UN Security Council has begun consultations on a possible fourth round of sanctions against Iran because of the country's controversial nuclear program. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday he is optimistic the council will approve a new ... UN Set to Approve Iran Sanctions |
CBC.ca | Obama says oil spill 'will be contained' Reuters WASHINGTON June 7 (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama sought to reassure Americans on Monday that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill will be stopped, even as he warned that the economic impacts of the disaster would be substantial and ongoing. ... As cap slows leak, officials battle 'hundreds of thousands of patches of oil' White House: BP estimates of oil leak into Gulf will no longer be trusted Spill coordinator supports more access for media |
CBC.ca | National Incident Commander on BP Oil Spill: 'It's an Insidious War' ABC News Adm. Thad » |
