The Hindu | Convoy raid condemned as Aussies found safe ABC Online Israeli commandos intercepted Gaza-bound aid ships on Monday and at least 10 pro-Palestinian activists on board were killed in bloodshed that plunged Israel into a diplomatic crisis. An Australian journalist and photographer onboard one of the aid ... Turks r » |
Reuters | Barack Obama 'heartbroken' as BP top kill fails to plug Gulf oil spill The Guardian BP has failed to stop the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico using so-c » |
The Guardian | BP spill clouds future of US drilling msnbc.com Just a few months ago, offshore drilling was poised to play a greater role meeting in the nation's energy needs. But the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has brought an abrupt reversal to that policy and ushered in more ... Gulf Coast awaits word that oil flow has stopped BP still grappling with oil leak as Obama prepares to visit damaged coast Gulf oil spill: BP resumes 'top kill' |
National Geographic | Is oil spill becoming Obama's Katrina? USA Today By Jae C. Hong, AP By Charles Dharapak, AP file By Mimi H » |
CNN | Obama to Send 1200 Guard Troops to Mexico Border New York Times LOS ANGELES รข€" President Obama will send up to 1200 National Guard troops to the Southwest border and increase spending on law enforcement, yielding to demands from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers there that border ... Obama Authorizes Deployment of More National Guard Troops Along Border Obama sending 1200 troops to Mexico border Obama Set to Deploy 1200 National Guard to Border |
Reuters | BP Rejects Blasts as Oil Well Response New York Times In a telephone conference c » |
Reuters | Barack Obama's top officials set to fly over Gulf Coast oil spill The Guardian Leading officials from President Barack Obama's administration will return to the Gulf Coast tomorrow to monitor the massive oil spill threatening the Louisiana coastline. Ken Salazar, secretary of the interior and Janet Napolitano, the secretary of ... U.S. Was Not Ready For Major Oil Spill |
Seattle Post Intelligencer | President Barack Obama to West Point cadets: US needs world » |
CBC.ca | New BP statement further clouds spill size estimates Houston Chronicle BP backed off of its statement that it had begun siphoning up 5000 barrels of oil a day from a leaking well on seabed, throwing further confusion into efforts to estimate how much crude is flowing into the Gulf of ... BP May Attempt to Plug Oil Leak With Mud Next Week SCENARIOS-Limits to US government on plugging Gulf oil leak Month after oil spill, why is BP still in charge? |
New York Times (blog) | Sestak Opens Arms to White House After Accusing It of 'Illegal' Job Offer FOXNews Rep. Joe Sestak, the newly crowned Democratic nominee for US Senate from Pennsylvania, must now decide whether he will embrace the White House after accusing officials of trying to bribe him into dropping out of his primary race ... Analysis: Hold that celebration, Republicans Obama strategy: tout rising economy, hit Republicans Analysis: Open season on political incumbents |
ABC Online | Tube Catches 'Some' Oil From Leak New York Times NEW ORLEANS, La. รข€" An experimental attempt to stop an oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico experienced some limited success over the weekend, BP announced Sunday afternoon. Where have you seen the impact of the spill? ... BP succeeds in second attempt at inserting tube in damaged oil pipe BP Inserts Siphon Into Oil Leak |
Before It's News | Fresh setback as BP tries to insert tube into oil well BBC News There has been a fresh setback for BP in its attempts to contain the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well, a company official says. Initial efforts by the firm to insert a long tube into the broken pipe to funnel oil to the surface have failed. ... BP will try again on oil siphoning tube: exec Latest effort to plug gushing BP Gulf Coast oil spill hits snag Salazar: Latest effort to stop oil leak hits snag |
Telegraph.co.uk | Atlantis lifts off for last scheduled flight Los Angeles Times CAPE CANAVERAL --Space shuttle Atlantis thundered off its launchpad at Kennedy Space Center into cloudless skies on Friday afternoon and headed to the International Space Station on the 32nd and final ... Space Shuttle Atlantis Lifts Off, and Florida's Space Coast Mourns as Program ... Shuttle Atlantis Lifts Off for Final Planned Flight Twittering shuttle fans see off Atlantis |
New York Daily News | 3 arrested as part of Times Square bomb investigation Los Angeles Times FBI raids in the Northeast are part of the probe into the attempted NY bombing. The suspects are held on immigration charges, but agents are delving into possible funding sources for suspect Faisal Shahzad. FBI investigators search a car at a service ... Times Square Case Prompts FBI Raids in Northeast |
The Guardian | Obama says taking the fight to the Taliban is paying off The Guardian Barack Obama warned today that coalition forces in Afghanistan faced months of hard fighting, but said they had started to "reverse the momentum of the insurgency" by taking the fight to the Taliban. Speaking after a meeting at the White House with the ... Afghanistan's Karzai arrives in Washington for visit intended to ease tensions Karzai Visits Washington, With Smiles » |
The Hindu | Gordon Brown - from Treasury to Prime Minister BBC News Four days after the general election, Gordon Brown has announced he is to stand down as leader of the Labour Party once a new government has been established. Mr Brown, Prime Minister since 2007, said he hoped a successor as Labour leader would be in ... Factbox: Who might lead UK's Labour Party after Brown? Brown to Stand Down as Labour Leader |
The Hindu | Taliban behind Times Square plot, says US The Guardian Senior White House officials said today they believe last week's Times Square car bomb was the work of a Pakistani Taliban group, rather than a "lone wolf" attacker, after finding evidence of a broader plot behind the botched attack. ... Pakistani Taliban behind Times Square bombing attempt, White House says Pakistani Taliban Behind Times Sq. Plot, Holder Says Pakistani Taliban Behind Times Square Bomb Plot |
New York Times (blog) | Mechanical Failure Causes SI Ferry Crash, 37 Injured NY1 The Department of Transportation says a Staten Island Ferry boat involved with a fatal 2003 crash had a mechanical problem and crashed into a dock at the St. George Ferry Terminal this morning, and fire officials say 37 people were injured. ... Dozens hurt as NY Staten Island ferry hits dock Staten Island Ferry Hits Pier |
Telegraph.co.uk | Gulf Crews Fighting Spill May Get Help From Weather BusinessWeek (Updates with dynamics of slick movement from oceanographer in 19th paragraph. For stories on the spill, see {EXT4 }.) By Brian K. Sullivan May 7 (Bloomberg) -- Crews trying to corral a spreading oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico are expected to have ... Dome close to oil leak, success not certain-BP CEO BP Lowers Dome in Effort to Catch Oil |
CBC.ca | Holder defends decision to read Miranda rights to Times Square suspect Washington Post Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. told a Senate panel Thursday that Faisal Shahzad, the suspect in Saturday's attempted car bombing in Times Square, is continuing to cooperate with federal agents as they try to unravel a plot with ... AG: Faisal Shahzad's cooperation is 'ongoing' Eric Holder: Lessons Learned from Faisal Shahzad Capture The Case Against a Taliban Link to Times Square |
