Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Monday, June 28, 2010

Sunday, June 27, 2010

G20 backs UK Budget, says PM - BBC News


CBC.ca


G20 backs UK Budget, says PM

BBC News


World leaders at the G20 summit in Canada have backed the UK's "tough but fair" Budget, David Cameron has said. The prime minister said his measures to slash spending and rein in Britain's deficit were endorsed in a communique. ...


G20 summit: leaders agree to halve deficits by 2013

Telegraph.co.uk


Analysis: G20 put to test by uneven recovery

Reuters


G20 nations for balanced approach to growth, fiscal deficit

The Hindu


Aljazeera.net -Washington Post -Voice of America


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Saturday, June 26, 2010

Keeping the Africa In Africa's World Cup - New York Times


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Keeping the Africa In Africa's World Cup

New York Times


There were two teams in this compelling contest at Rustenburg. As difficult as it was for the United States to go out in such a fashion, the importance of Ghana's young, brave and ultimately undeniable victory has ramifications for the ...


US is knocked out of World Cup by Ghana again, 2-1

Los Angeles Times


Ghana eliminates the United States in the 2010 World Cup

Washington Post


Ghana wins, and a nation smiles

Yahoo! Sports


USA Today -San Jose Mercury News -The Associated Press


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Friday, June 25, 2010

Tropical depression stirs concern - Houston Chronicle


San Francisco Chronicle (blog)


Tropical depression stirs concern

Houston Chronicle


The Atlantic season's first tropical depression formed Friday in the Caribbean, putting much of the Gulf of Mexico on alert even though forecasters don't anticipate this weather system will become an intense hurricane. ...


Gulf braces for storm, halt to oil containment

Seattle Times


Tropical system threatens gusher zone

MiamiHerald.com


Brewing storm casts a cloud on oil spill response

Los Angeles Times


The Associated Press -W »

Thursday, June 24, 2010

City Council and Mayor Reach Accord on a Budget - New York Times


New York Daily News


City Council and Mayor Reach Accord on a Budget

New York Times


Faced with a sputtering economy and uncertainty in Albany, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and the City Council agreed Thursday night on a $63 billion budget that would slash at least 2000 jobs but increase no taxes. ...


Mayor Bloomberg, Christine Quinn agree to $63B spending plan that will save 20 ...

New York Daily News


Mayor, Council in Budget Deal

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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Donovan's last-gasp goal nets historic World Cup win for USA - USA Today


Telegraph.co.uk


Donovan's last-gasp goal nets historic World Cup win for USA

USA Today


By Elise Amendola, AP By Mike Foss By Arin Karimian By Kelly Whiteside, USA TODAY PRETORIA, South Africa â€" After so many shots sailed over the goal, after a few ricocheted off the post, after so many missed chances, the team that seemingly can't play ...


A Foreign Game Looks Very American

New York Times


World Cup 2010, Scott French: U.S. soccer thrusts itself into relevance

ESPN


Donovan and US soccer team create magical buzz

Boston Herald


CBSSports.com -New York Daily News -MiamiHerald.com


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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Gen. McChrystal Ready to Resign, Officials Say - FOXNews


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Gen. McChrystal Ready to Resign, Officials Say

FOXNews


May 10: Commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan Gen. Stanley McChrystal, briefs reporters ahead of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's visit to the White House. General Stanley McChrystal, the top US commander and strategist of the Afghan war, ...


In Afghanistan, as in Iraq, a New Breed of Commander Stepped In

New York Times


Weakening, possible firing of McChrystal compounds sense of peril in Afghanistan

Washington Post


McChrystal is woven into Obama's Afghanistan strategy

Los Angeles Times


San Francisco Chronicle -Seattle Times -Reuters


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Monday, June 21, 2010

Guilty Plea in Times Square Bomb Plot - New York Times


Telegraph.co.uk


Guilty Plea in Times Square Bomb Plot

New York Times


The suspect in the failed Times Square bombing pleaded guilty on Monday, an abrupt and expedited end to a terrorism case that extended to Pakistan and an Islamic militant group there. Reporters outside the Federal District Court in ...


NYC car bomb suspect pleads guilty, c »


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Sunday, June 20, 2010

Day 61: The Latest on the Oil Spill - New York Times


Globe and Mail


Day 61: The Latest on the Oil Spill

New York Times


The chairman of the House Energy and Environment Subcommittee released an internal BP document on Sunday showing that the company's own analysis of damage to the well bore resulted in a worst-case estimate of 100000 barrels of oil leaking into the Gulf ...


Spill Impact on Seafood Prices Limited

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Saturday, June 19, 2010

BP Chief Draws Outrage for Attending Yacht Race - New York Times


Reuters


BP Chief Draws Outrage for Attending Yacht Race

New York Times


Chris Ison/Press Association, via AP Tony Hayward's yacht, left, sailed in the JP Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race on Saturday. By LIZ ROBBINS BP officials on Saturday scrambled yet again to respond to another public relations ch »


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Friday, June 18, 2010

Partner in damaged oil well slams BP for 'reckless' actions -- and inaction - Washington Post


Sydney Morning Herald


Partner in damaged oil well slams BP for 'reckless' actions -- and inaction

Washington Post


As BP works to control the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, local wildlife struggle for survival. By Joel Achenbach and Steven Mufson BP's three-front oil spill war -- on the seafloor, on the Gulf Coast and in Congress -- turned into a four-front ...


BP replaces CEO Hayward as point man for oil spill response

Los Angeles Times


Day 59: The Latest on the Oil Spill

New York Times


Getting life back? BP CEO on way off spill duty

The Associated Press


Environment News Service -W »


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Thursday, June 17, 2010

Looking for Answers, Finding One - New York Times


Telegraph.co.uk


Looking for Answers, Finding One

New York Times


Tony Hayward answered questions from House members, including Marsha Blackburn, Republican of Tennessee, and Mike Doyle, Democrat of Pennsylvania. By DAN BARRY WASHINGTON â€" On the 58th day, an outraged nation summoned the man it holds responsible for ...


Lawmakers lambast BP boss on spill, one apologizes

Reuters


A day of regrets, anger at oil spill hearing

Austin American-Statesman


BP chief says he wasn't in loop, enraging Congress

The Associated Press


CBS News -FOXNews -Christian Science Monitor


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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

BP details plan for $20 billion claim fund for oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico - Washington Post


The Guardian


BP details plan for $20 billion claim fund for oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

Washington Post


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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Monday, June 14, 2010

Lawmakers accuse BP of 'shortcuts' - Washington Post


The Hindu


Lawmakers accuse BP of 'shortcuts'

Washington Post


Cleanup and containment efforts continue at the Gulf of Mexico site of the oil spill following the Deepwater Horizon explosion. By Steven Mufson and Anne E. Kornblut To save time and drilling costs, BP took "shortcuts" that may have led to the oil rig ...


Obama says Gulf Coast will bounce back from oil disaster

CNN International


Stakes rise for Obama amid oil spill crisis

Los Angeles Times


Obama's Political Oil Fund

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Sunday, June 13, 2010

Obama wants BP escrow fund for spill damage - Los Angeles Times


NEWS.com.au


Obama wants BP escrow fund for spill damage

Los Angeles Times


As more oil washes ashore, a letter from 54 senators c »


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Saturday, June 12, 2010

Hop, Skip and a Tie - New York Times


Globe and Mail


Hop, Skip and a Tie

New York Times


Clint Dempsey, center, with Carlos Bocanegra and Michael Bradley (4) after Dempsey's shot from 25 yards bounced off Robert Green's hands and into the England net for the tying goal. More Photos » By JERÉ LONGMAN RUSTENBURG, South Africa â€" In the end, ...


US vs. England: A goal no one will forget

Los Angeles Times


Goalkeeper's error helps US salvage ties against England

MiamiHerald.com


England-US winners and losers

Yahoo! Sports


San Jose Mercury News -USA Today -ESPN


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Friday, June 11, 2010

Flash floods kill 16 in Arkansas; dozens unaccounted - NECN


Globe and Mail


Flash floods kill 16 in Arkansas; dozens unaccounted

NECN


(NECN: Josh Brogadir) - Flash floods swept through a campground, killing 16 people and leaving dozens unaccounted for. authorities say campers could easily have missed those advisories. And no time to get out of the way. A powerful, killing flash flood ...


Candlelight vigil planned for Ark. floods victims

The Associated Press


Candlelight vigil planned for Ark. floods victims

Atlanta Journal Constitution


Flash Floods Sweep Through Arkansas Camps

New York Times


Spreadit.org -UPI.com -Today's THV


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Thursday, June 10, 2010

Teenage sailor in ocean distress - BBC News


Telegraph.co.uk


Teenage sailor in ocean distress

BBC News


A US teenage girl sailing solo around the world is thought to be in distress in a remote area of the Indian Ocean. Californian sailor Abby Sunderland, 16, was last heard at about 1300 GMT on Thursday before emergency beacons were activated, ...


California girl sailor, 16, missing in Indian Ocean

Reuters


Teenage round-the-world sailor missing

Times Online


Boats, ships scramble to reach teen drifting in Indian Ocean

CNN


New York Times -ABC Online -The Guardian


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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

UN Slaps Iran With New Curbs - Wall Street Journal


Globe and Mail


UN Slaps Iran With New Curbs

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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

How bad could BP oil spill get for the Gulf and the nation? - USA Today


Reuters


How bad could BP oil spill get for the Gulf and the nation?

USA Today


By Eric Gay, AP By Elizabeth Weise and Doyle Rice, USA TODAY The numbers point to an unprecedented ecological disaster unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico and possibly along the Eastern Seaboard. A cap placed over the leaking BP well in the Gulf of Mexico ...


BP says profits from spilled oil will benefit new wildlife fund

New York Daily News


Gulf Oil Spill: 50 Days Into Crisis, Where Do Things Stand?

ABC News


BP: Gulf cap collected 7850 barrels so far June 8

Reuters


The Associated Press -MiamiHerald.com -CBS News


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Monday, June 7, 2010

U.S. says BP aims to double the oil captured in Gulf - Reuters


The Hindu


U.S. says BP aims to double the oil captured in Gulf

Reuters


A pelican sits covered with oil from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead in Barataria Bay, Louisiana just off the Gulf of Mexico June 6, 2010. BP's containment cap is capturing an increasing amount of oil spewing from a ruptured Gulf of Mexico well, ...


Gulf oil disaster cleanup to take years,  »


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Sunday, June 6, 2010

BP captures more oil from broken Gulf of Mexico well - Reuters


Globe and Mail


BP captures more oil from broken Gulf of Mexico well

Reuters


VENICE, La./PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla., June 6 (Reuters) - BP's containment cap is capturing an increasing amount of oil spewing from a ruptured Gulf of Mexico well, but the US admiral leading the government relief effort ...


1 step up, 1 step back: Spill may linger into f »

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Peru cops grill Joran Van der Sloot; Security video may show last moments of ... - New York Daily News


Sydney Morning Herald


Peru cops grill Joran Van der Sloot; Security video may show last moments of ...

New York Daily News


Police officers escort Joran Van der Sloot, second right, during a press conference at a police station in Lima, Saturday, June 5, 2010. SEE SECURITY CAMERA VIDEO OF SUSPECT AND  »


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