Monday, June 28, 2010

Supreme Court Rules That Gun Rights Apply to Local Laws - New York Times


AFP


Supreme Court Rules That Gun Rights Apply to Local Laws

New York Times


The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the Second Amendment, which forbids Congress from infringing the right to keep and bear arms, applies to state and local governments as well. By ADAM LIPTAK WASHINGTON â€" The Second Amendment's guarantee of an ...


High court strikes down Chicago handgun ban

CNN


Justices extend gun owner rights nationwide

The Associated Press


Activist: Supreme Court ruling to have little effect on Mass. gun laws

Boston Globe


Atlanta Journal Constitution -MiamiHerald.com -Vanity Fair


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Saturday, June 26, 2010

World leaders mix summitry with soccer - USA Today


Los Angeles Times


World leaders mix summitry with soccer

USA Today


Diplomacy runs into rivalry this weekend at the G8 and G20 summits in Canada -- in the form of World Cup soccer. While President Obama and leaders of the world's major and developing nations continue discussions on sobering topics such as the global ...


Economic Summit Under Way in Canada

Voice of America


Obama Urges Financial Overhaul Passage

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Thursday, June 24, 2010

Gates advocated keeping McChrystal, source says - CNN


The Guardian


Gates advocated keeping McChrystal, source says

CNN


By the CNN Wire Staff Washington (CNN) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates backed keeping Gen. Stanley McChrystal on the job because he was vital to the war effort in Afghanistan, but he was overruled, a senior Pentagon official told CNN's Barbara Starr. ...


McCain: Don't Stop With McChrystal, 'We Need a New Team'

ABC News


Right Man for Afghanistan?

FOXNews


President Obama had no choice but to fire Gen. Stanley McChrystal after ...

New York Daily News


CBS News -The Associated Press -Voice of America


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Monday, June 21, 2010

BP estimates spill up to 100000 bpd in document - Reuters


Telegraph.co.uk


BP estimates spill up to 100000 bpd in document

Reuters


Poggy fish lie dead stuck in oil in Bay Jimmy near Port Sulpher, Louisiana June 20, 2010. LONDON/BURAS Louisiana (Reuters) - An internal BP document released by a US lawmaker estimated that a worst-case scenario rate for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill ...


BP Says Gulf Oil Spill Response Costs Up To $2 Billion

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Friday, June 18, 2010

Playing out the scenarios in Group C - Yahoo! Sports


The Guardian


Playing out the scenarios in Group C

Yahoo! Sports


JOHANNESBURG â€" In just a few days time the United States' biggest enemy at this World Cup will be Algeria, the team they will face Wednesday with its tournament survival at stake. With a spirited display to ...


Users get creative with Wikipedia page of USA-Slovenia referee

USA Today


World Cup Today

The Associated Press


US Denied World Cup Win After Referee's Decision

BusinessWeek


New York Daily News (blog) -New York Times -BBC Sport


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livejournal.com

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

BP agrees to $20 bln escrow for spill claims: NYTimes - Reuters


The Hindu


BP agrees to $20 bln escrow for spill claims: NYTimes

Reuters


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - BP (BP.L) (BP.N) agreed to President Barack Obama's demand to place about $20 billion in escrow to pay claims resulting from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. (Reporting by Kristin Roberts, ...


Obama, demanding action, meets with BP execs

Washington Post


Obama Vows Spill Fix

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Monday, June 14, 2010

BP Outlines Plan to Speed Up Oil Containment - FOXNews


Reuters


BP Outlines Plan to Speed Up Oil Containment

FOXNews


The drilling rig Discoverer Enterprise recovers leaking oil in the Gulf of Mexico on June 13. (AP Photo) As President Obama took his fourth trip to the Gulf Coast to survey oil spill damage, BP outlined a plan it said would speed up the containment ...


Obama to address nation on oil disaster

CNN


Obama, BP set for for oil-spill showdown

Reuters


Obama to Visit Gulf Coast and Address Nation on Oil Spill, BP

ABC News


USA Today -Bloomberg -The Associated Press


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Saturday, June 12, 2010

Rescue teams reach stranded teen sailor - CNN


Reuters


Rescue teams reach stranded teen sailor

CNN


By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A French fishing vessel reached a remote area in the Indian Ocean on Saturday morning to fetch a stranded 16-year-old California girl who lost contact as she tried to circumnavigate the globe in her yacht. ...


Solo sailor Abby Sunderland rescued

Los Angeles Times


French fishing boat rescues stranded Calif. teen

The Associated Press


Teen sailor Abby Sunderland rescued by French fishermen

Times Online


ABC Online -BBC News -Xinhua


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blogspot.com

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Iran Dismisses New UN Sanctions - Voice of America


CBC.ca


Iran Dismisses New UN Sanctions

Voice of America


Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the resolution adopted by the UN Security Council Wednesday is of no value. Iran's ambassador to the UN nuclear agency, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, insisted Iran will go ahead with its uranium enrichment activities. ...


China seeks more dialogue on Iran

Aljazeera.net


Iran will revise UN nuclear watchdog ties - state media

BBC News


Ahmadinejad due in China after sanctions slap

AFP


Ha'aretz -Xinhua -The Associated Press


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livejournal.com

Monday, June 7, 2010

AT A GLANCE: BP Captures More Oil, Spill Consequences Grow - Wall Street Journal


Reuters


AT A GLANCE: BP Captures More Oil, Spill Consequences Grow

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Friday, June 4, 2010