CBC.ca | Shadow of Hurricane Katrina Hangs Over Obama After Spill New York Times WASHINGTON â€" There's a world of difference between the impact of an oil spill and a deadly hurricane. And the White House hopes it stays that way. President Obama made a statement on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the economy ... Louisiana fishermen losing patience over spill Pressure grows for action by BP Oil-Spill Fight Bogs Down |
Times Online | Oil Spill's Blow to BP's Image May Eclipse Out-of-Pocket Costs New York Times 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 company several hundred million dollars. Nobody re » |
Reuters | Debate to begin on financial rules overhaul Boston Globe Senate Banking Committee chairman Chris Dodd, a Connecticut Democrat, said the debate over the financial overhaul “must be a serious, vigorous debate.'' (Charles Dharapak/Associated Press) By Matt Viser WASHINGTON â€" Senate Democrats broke through a ... Haggard GOP Gives Way, » |
Globe and Mail | Goldman Sachs Emerges From Senate Showdown Ahead $549 Million BusinessWeek April 28 (Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. executives endured more than 10 hours of congressional grilling in one of the most public, and most hostile, political lashings in the firm's 141-year history. ... For Some on W » |
ABC News | Hispanics urge Obama to reform immigration laws Washington Post PHOENIX (Reuters) - The Obama administration faced mounting pressure on Sunday to overhaul immigration policy, as prominent Hispanic politicians and street protesters decried a new Arizona law as a violation of civil rights. ... Congressman: US should fight Arizona immigrant law COURT CH » |
CBC.ca | Tornado kills 7 in Mississippi: officials Reuters BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - A tornado nearly a mile wide ripped through central Mississippi on Saturday, killing seven people, trapping others in their homes and destroying many buildings, authorities said. Three people died in Choctaw County, ... 10 dead, more wounded in Yazoo City, Miss. tornado 10 killed as tornado strikes Miss.; others injured Mississippi tornado leaves nine dead amid destruction |
Reuters | 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 ... Clash on Immigration Law |
National Post | Sam Bradford: Rams 'ready to start winning footb » |
Globe and Mail | Some Paulson clients mull withdrawing money: report Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some of John Paulson's clients are indicating they may withdraw money from the billionaire's hedge fund firm, after it was involved in a transaction that led the US government to file a lawsuit against Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS. ... Goldman Sachs SEC Fraud Lawsuit Makes My Eyes Burn: Ben Stein Unbundling the Bets In SEC vs. Goldman, who's re » |
Globe and Mail | Stunned Poland honours lost president Times Online A hundred thousand Poles gathered yesterday in Warsaw to pay their last respects to the president and other leaders whose deaths in an air crash in Russia have plunged the nation into a bout of intense grief and soul-searching. ... Ash cloud prevents leaders attending Polish funeral Poland to Bury Its President and First Lady Poland holds public memorial for crash victims |
New York Daily News | Gates, LA's police chief during 1992 riot, dies The Associated Press LOS ANGELES â€" Daryl F. Gates, the blunt former Los Angeles police chief who waged war on violent gangs and skirmished with city leaders until his handling of the Rodney King police beating and ensuing riots forced him to retire, died Friday of cancer. ... A conversation with Daryl F. Gates Former LA police chief Daryl Gates dies at 83 Daryl F. Gates, LAPD Chief in Rodney King Era, Dies at 83 |
National Geographic | US carriers cancel Europe flights due to ash Reuters ATLANTA, April 15 (Reuters) - US airlines canceled half their trans-Atlantic service on Thursday because of a gigantic ash cloud spewing from a volcano in Iceland that has closed airports in northern Europe, industry officials said. ... Huge ash plume blanketing Europe may last 5 more days Volcanic cloud casts long shadow over US travel Volcanic ash to reach ground level across UK |
BBC News | Poll Finds Tea Party Backers Wealthier and More Educated New York Times Tea party supporters are wealthier and more well-educated than the general public, tend to be Republican, white, male, and married, and their strong opposition to the Obama administration is more rooted in ... 'Tea party' looks beyond talk Tea Party Supporters: Who They Are and What They Believe Mich. GOP gov hopefuls vary in ties to Tea Party |
Globe and Mail | Obama: Summit shows 'what is possible when nations come together' USA Today President Obama said today that delegates to his Nuclear Security Summit took steps to a more peaceful world, but ch » |
Reuters | Greece Wins EU45 Billion Pledge to Blunt Crisis, Shore Up Euro BusinessWeek April 12 (Bloomberg) -- European governments offered debt- plagued Greece a rescue package worth as much as 45 billion euros ($61 billion) at below-market interest rates in a bid to stem its fiscal crisis and ... European countries offer $41 billion to Greece Euro governments offer Greece euro30 billion backstop CORRECTED (OFFICIAL)-Greek aid higher than 40 bln euros/3 yrs |
TIME | For Poland, plane crash in Russia rips open old wounds Los Angeles Times The 97 aboard a Soviet-era plane were heading to Katyn, site of the 1940 massacre of Polish prisoners of war. Now Poland, which never forgot its tragic past, must grieve the loss of its key leaders. By Megan K. Stack With a single swipe, ... Katyn claims new victims as Polish president's plane crashes Poland Mourns President Putin heads crash investigation |
The Hindu | Mining disaster raises questions about effectiveness of safety laws CNN Naoma, West Virginia (CNN) -- Two West Virginia mining accidents within 17 days in January 2006 killed 14 people and prompted Congress to pass the most sweeping mine safety legislation in 29 years. The Mine Improvement and New ... Mine Operator Escaped Extra Oversight After Warning Two rescue teams enter W.Va. mine Smoke, fear of fire push rescuers from W.Va. mine |
Reuters | US and Russia Sign Nuclear Arms Pact New York Times President Obama and President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia signing the treaty in Prague on Thursday. By PETER BAKER PRAGUE â€" With flourish and fanfare, President Obama and President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia signed a nuclear arms control treaty on ... Obama, Medvedev sign treaty to reduce nuclear weapons US, Russian leaders agree to limit nuclear arsenals Obama and Medvedev sign disarmament treaty |
The Hindu | US mine explosion leaves 25 dead The Guardian A police officer stands at the entrance to the mine owned by Massey Energy. Photograph: Chris Keane/Reuters Twenty-five miners were killed and at least four were still unaccounted for today after an explosion in a mine in West Virginia â€" the worst US ... 25 dead in W.Va. mine blast, worst since 1984 Deadly explosion kills 25, leaves 4 missing in US West Virginia coal mine explosion kills 25 |
Reuters | Space shuttle Discovery, 7 astronauts blast off USA Today April 5: Discovery and seven astronauts on a mission to haul up an Italian cargo carrier filled with scientific research experiments . May 14: Atlantis and six astronauts on a mission to deliver a new Russian docking compartment that ... Shuttle Discovery Lifts Off for Space Station Discovery launches on one of last shuttle missions NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery Launches on Next-to-Last Mission |
