Globe and Mail | Ethics Trial Expected for California Congresswoman New York Times WASHINGTON â€" Representative Maxine Waters, Democrat of California, will face charges of misusing her office and is expected to contest the claims in a House trial, the second powerful House Democrat to opt for such a public airing in ... California Rep. Waters may face f » |
Reuters | Immigration demonstrations kick off in Arizona Los Angeles Times A sm » |
msnbc.com | Congress's response to WikiLeaks: shoot the messenger Christian Science Monitor The 92000 documents about the Afghanistan war released by WikiLeaks Sunday generated more anger in Congress at WikiLeaks than at the war effort. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Sen. Dianne Feinstein (l.) talks with Vice Chairman Sen. ... US braces for blowback over Afghan war disclosures Is Wikileaks Afghan expose like 1971 Pentagon Papers? WikiLeaks' reports about Afghan war enrage Pakistanis |
Moneycontrol.com | Tropical Storm in Gulf Halts Spill Response Efforts New York Times A tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico has forced the evacuation of response vessels at the site of BP's blown-out oil well, further st » |
Reuters India | Obama: financial regulation law brings certainty Reuters President Barack Obama signs the Dodd-Frank W » |
MiamiHerald.com | Dem Congressman Rep. Walt Minnick rejects Tea Party endorsement after Mark ... New York Daily News Three weeks after being endorsed by the Tea Party Express, a Democratic Congressman from Idaho is saying no thanks amid the racial controversy surrounding the group. A fiscal conservative from Boise, Rep. ... Alaska tea party rep: expulsion is 'preposterous' Braude: The ranter that rained on the Tea Party Tea Party "Uni-Tea" Race Summit Follows NAACP Flap |
The Guardian | BP, feds clash over reopening capped Gulf oil well The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS â€" BP and the Obama administration offered significantly differing views Sunday on whether the capped Gulf of Mexico oil well will have to be reopened, a contradiction that may be an effort by the oil giant to avoid blame if crude starts ... BP, federal officials confer on closed gulf oil well cap BP well integrity test may be extended Baird: We Don't Hear About Africa's Oil Spills |
CBC.ca | Critical test to continue Saturday in fight to contain oil spill CNN By the CNN Wire Staff New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- BP will continue crucial testing Saturday to determine whether a new containment cap will keep stopping oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. On Friday, the containment cap left some, ... BP Well Tests Show No Signs of Damage After Stopping Oil Flow Gulf well continues to hold Capped BP Gulf well under scrutiny, Obama cautious |
The Hindu | BP says test shuts off oil leak from Gulf well Reuters HOUSTON, July 15 (Reuters) - BP Plc (BP.L) (BP.N) said on Thursday it stopped the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico from its deep-sea well for the first time since it ruptured in April, prompting hope that the leak can be plugged for ... BP Shares Rise as Oil Leak Is Halted |
CBC.ca | BP Begins Test That Could Halt Oil Spill New York Times Dave Martin/AP By HENRY FOUNTAIN ABOARD THE RESOLUTE, 50 miles off Louisiana â€" BP stopped collecting oil from its runaway well on Wednesday afternoon, beginning the process of conducting a critical test that could halt the rush of oil into the Gulf of ... BP starts crucial test on leaking Gulf oil well BP Pauses Test Procedure to Fix Leak on Gulf Well Cap » |
The Guardian | 'Barefoot Bandit' Deported to the US New York Times NASSAU, the Bahamas â€" Colton Harris-Moore, the teenage fugitive known as the “Barefoot Bandit,†was deported to the United States on Tuesday evening, hours after pleading guilty to a single count of illeg » |
Reuters | Oil-spill commission begins work by hearing from coastal residents Washington Post NEW ORLEANS -- Cautious optimism about continuing progress towards capping the Deepwater Horizon well mixed Monday with grim reminders of a prolonged recovery as the presidential commission looking into the BP disaster and the ... Day 83: The Latest on the Oil Spill Economic Damage of Drilling Ban May Dwarf Oil Spill Video shows BP gets new cap on leaking Gulf well |
Globe and Mail | BBC pundits on World Cup final BBC Sport Anyone with the best interests of footb » |
CBC.ca | BP Removes Cap From Well, Aiming for a Tighter Fit New York Times NEW ORLEANS â€" Crews removed a cap from atop BP's out-of-control well in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, beginning an ambitious engineering effort that could fully contain the huge oil leak but will also make matters worse, ... BP to Increase Leaking Oil Collection Over 2-3 Weeks Oil flows as robots begin new effort to cap leak Some oil spill events from Saturday, July 10, 2010 |
Reuters | BP Readies New Plan to Contain Oil Leak W » |
CNN | Verdict reached in California policeman murder trial Reuters LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A jury reached a verdict on Thursday in the raci » |
CBC.ca | Some Democrats Fear Backlash Over Obama's Handling of Immigration FOXNews Some Democrats, even in Arizona, are fearing an election backlash over immigration, as President Obama sues Arizona over its new immigration enforcement law and pushes Congress to pass a comprehensive immigration overhaul. ... Enforcement at heart of Ariz. immigration lawsuit Arizona immigration law battle intensifies with federal suit Five questions about federal ch » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Lindsay Lohan sentenced to 90 days in jail for violating probation, skipping ... New York Daily News Troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan will have to serve 90 days in prison for missing mandatory alcohol education classes. Do you think Lindsay Lohan got a fair sentence? Lindsay Lohan is going to jail for 90 days. A Beverly Hills judge found Lohan violated ... Sobbing Lindsay Lohan Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail Lindsay Lohan Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail, 90 Days of Rehab Lindsay Lohan sentenced to 90 days in jail |
NEWS.com.au | Big Skimmer Hindered by Weather; Oil Hits Texas W » |
Kansas City Star | Crews Test Giant Oil Skimmer in Gulf of Mexico Voice of America Photo: AP Oil cleanup efforts in the Gulf of Mexico soon could get a boost, if tests of a new skimming vessel go well. Crews began testing the massive Taiwanese tanker, dubbed "A Whale," on Friday and continued those operations on Saturday. ... Giant oil skimmer being tested in Gulf Testing 'A Whale'...Gulf damage claims...Serena reigns at Wimbledon AP Top News at 6:25 pm EDT |
The Guardian | Future uncertain for children of accused Russian agents CNN Donald Heathfield and Tracey Foley have two sons, who attended a court hearing for their parents Thursday. Washington (CNN) -- What will happen to the children of the suspects jailed this week on accusations of spying? ... In Spy Case, 2 More Are Said to Have Made Admissions Russian spies: Three remaining mysteries Children of accused spies confront identity crisis |
The Moscow Times | US Cites New Evidence and Confession in Espionage Case New York Times Federal prosecutors in Manhattan opposing bail for four suspected Russian agents revealed new evidence on Thursday, including a confession from one of the defendants that he worked for Russia's intelligence service. ... Suspect 'admits being Russian spy' Official: Spy suspects have plenty of US helpers Spy suspect confessed to being Russian agent: US prosecutors |
