Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Giant dome, fires aimed at huge U.S. oil spill - Reuters


Globe and Mail


Giant dome, fires aimed at huge U.S. oil spill

Reuters


VENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) - Workers toiled above and below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday to plug a gushing oil leak and protect the US shoreline in one of the biggest spill containment efforts ever mounted. London-based energy giant ...


AP IMPACT: Rule change helped BP on Gulf project

Washington Post


Gulf rig owner sees financial hit, more lawsuits

The Associated Press


Gulf Coast expands oil spill emergency defenses

MarketWatch


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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

US Said to Learn Shahzad on Plane 30 Minutes Before Departure - Bloomberg


BBC News


US Said to Learn Shahzad on Plane 30 Minutes Before Departure

Bloomberg


May 4 (Bloomberg) -- US authorities learned 30 minutes before takeoff that suspected Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad was on a plane departing for Dubai, according to a person familiar with the matter. Shahzad was placed on a no-fly ...


Times Square bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad said to implicate himself; probe ...

Washington Post


Times Square suspect is charged over 'weapon of mass destruction'

Times Online


Which Terrorist Groups in Pakistan Linked to Shahzad?

CBS News


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Monday, May 3, 2010

Crisis Averted: What If the Bomb Had Gone Off? - ABC News


Reuters


Crisis Averted: What If the Bomb Had Gone Off?

ABC News


A police bomb squad vehicle moves along 44th street near Times Square in New York Sunday, May 2, 2010, as an investigation was underway after an earlier incident involving a car that contained cans of gasoline, ...


Car Bomb a Possible Factor in Broadway Declines

New York Times


New York bomb plot may have been work of 'foreign nexus' officials say

Times Online


Anatomy of a Bomb: An Inexpensive and Deadly Mishmash of Ingredients

FOXNews


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Sunday, May 2, 2010

Pakistani Taliban claim failed New York bomb attack - Reuters


Telegraph.co.uk


Pakistani Taliban claim failed New York bomb attack

Reuters


DUBAI (Reuters) - The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attempted car bomb attack in New York's Times Square, a statement on an Islamist website said on Sunday. It was not immediately possible to verify the authenticity of the claim. ...


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Saturday, May 1, 2010

Obama defends government power ahead of elections - Reuters


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Obama defends government power ahead of elections

Reuters


ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 1 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, whose legislative priorities include reforms that critics say make the government too powerful, offered a broad defense on Saturday of government itself before November elections ...


Obama Defends Government Action in Michigan Speech

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Friday, April 30, 2010

Spill Recharges Drilling Debate - Wall Street Journal


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Spill Recharges Drilling Debate

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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Gulf spill could reach delta tonight - Houston Chronicle


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Gulf spill could reach delta tonight

Houston Chronicle


A federal official said this afternoon that the leading edge of the Gulf oil slick could reach the Mississippi River delta sometime tonight, and an executive said BP has asked the Department of Defense for ...


BP Spill May Alter Obama's Offshore Drilling Plans

BusinessWeek


Officials Scramble To Contain Spill As Oil Nears Shoreline

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