The Guardian | Obama Defends Response to Gulf Oil Spill, Pledges to 'Shut This Down' FOXNews President Obama speaks at a press conference in the East Room of the White House May 27. (AP Photo) President Obama is assuring the public that he is seizing the reins of the oil spill response in the Gulf of Mexico, saying Thursday that Washington is ... Did BP intention » |
New York Times (blog) | BP Used Riskier Method to Seal Oil Well Before Blast New York Times WASHINGTON â€" Several days before the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, BP officials chose, partly for financial reasons, to use a type of casing for the well that the company knew was the riskier of two options, according to a ... Government Could Reportedly Fine BP $4300 Per Oil Barrel Spilled Into Gulf BP says 24 hours will tell if oil leak plug works Rig mechanic says BP was in a rush despite problems |
ABC News | National Guard will bolster Mexico border Boston Globe WASHINGTON â€" President Obama will deploy an additional 1200 National Guard troops to the southern border and request $500 million extra for border security, according to an administration official. The decision comes as the White ... Obama to send troops, bolster border security Obama Sends Guard To The Border Obama to Send Troops to Mexico Border |
Telegraph.co.uk | BP swamped by criticism Reuters HOUSTON/VENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) - Anger, skepticism and accusations of lying washed over energy giant BP Plc on Friday as it desperately pursued efforts to contain a month-old seabed well leak billowing crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. ... The Latest on the Oil Spill Bob Graham, William Reilly to head independent probe of Gulf oil spill BP Collecting Less Oil From Leak |
Globe and Mail | BP succeeds in second attempt at inserting tube in damaged oil pipe Washington Post BP succeeded on Sunday in its second attempt at inserting a new tube into its damaged oil pipe that has been gushing oil from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico for three and a half weeks. The four-inch wide pipe was inserted into the ... Ten-mile oil plume found beneath Gulf of Mexico surface Gap in Rules on Oil Spills From Wells BP says successfully tests oil-siphoning system |
Washington Post | Obama announces Elena Kagan as his choice for Supreme Court Los Angeles Times The US solicitor general was the first female dean of Harvard Law School. Kagan's limited public record could come under fire by Senate Republicans. By Christi Parsons and David G. Savage, Tribune Washington Bureau President Obama on Monday said he ... Obama: Kagan is 'one of the nation's foremost legal minds' Elena Kagan: 4 Potential Confirmation Hurdles Leahy: Kagan should get Senate vote before August |
The Hindu | SUV in Bombing Attempt Was Sold in Cash Deal New York Times The police released a surveillance video image of the SUV, top right, going through Times Square on 45th Street on Saturday. By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM, AL BAKER and MICHAEL WILSON The 1993 Nissan Pathfinder rigged to blow up in Times Square on Saturday ... Man with 'furtive manner' catches attention of Times Square investigators Times Square Bomb Scare: Hero Vendors New York bomb plot may have been work of 'foreign nexus' officials say |
