Washington Post | Kagan, senators get ready for next round CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Washington (CNN) -- Questioning of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan will continue Wednesday after she mounted a spirited defense against her critics Tuesday. The Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing is scheduled to ... Sedate showdown: Elena Who? Kagan faces third day of questions Specter pushes Kagan during Supreme Court confirmation hearing |
Washington Post | FBI arrests 10 accused of working as Russian spies Washington Post FBI agents arrested 10 people on charges that they spent years in the United States as spies for Russia, taking on fake identities and trying to ferret out intelligence about US policy and secrets by making connections to think tanks ... Russia condemns 'baseless' US » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Robert Byrd, longtime Democratic senator, dies at 92 Los Angeles Times Robert Carlyle Byrd, the West Virginia Democrat who was often c » |
Globe and Mail | Crews in oil-soaked Gulf keep wary eye on Tropical Storm Alex CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Tropical Storm Alex was on track to become hurricane strength once it makes its way back to the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico late Sunday. But forecasters expect it to avoid the oil-affected areas. ... With storm's path uncertain, spill cleanup is, too Tropical storm could hit area of oil spill AP Top News at 7:15 am EDT |
CBC.ca | Unclear if tropical storm Alex will hit oiled Gulf The Associated Press MIAMI â€" Tropical storm Alex formed in the Western Caribbean Saturday, and forecasters said it was unclear if it would miss the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami said early Saturday that the ... Tropical depression stirs concern Gulf braces for storm, halt to oil containment Tropical Storm Alex Forms in Caribbean, US Government Says |
Kansas City Star | House and Senate in Deal on Financial System Reform New York Times WASHINGTON â€" Nearly two years after the American financial system teetered on the verge of collapse, congressional negotiators reached agreement early Friday morning to reconcile competing versions of the biggest overhaul of financial ... W » |
Reuters | Short, Tense Deliberation, Then a General Is Gone New York Times President Obama leaving the Rose Garden after announcing that he had replaced Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal. His advisers were divided over how to handle the controversy over the general. By MARK LANDLER WASHINGTON â€" By the time he woke up Wednesday ... McChrystal row reflects Washington nerves McChrystal's Exit Comes at Key Point in War McChrystal out, strategy remains |
Globe and Mail | McChrystal likely to resign over magazine comments, source says CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Washington (CNN) -- America's top military commander in Afghanistan is unlikely to survive the f » |
TopNews United Kingdom (blog) | Obama to warn U.S. health insurers against rate jumps Reuters US President Barack Obama makes remarks on sm » |
SodaHead News | Reid machine dwarfs Angle Las Vegas Review-Journal Norman Ilchene speaks Wednesday during a Nevada » |
ABC News | Questions about who's in charge of BP oil response The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS â€" Who's in charge? Depends on who you ask. BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg told Britain's Sky News television on Friday that CEO Tony Hayward is on his way out as the company's point man on the Gulf oil spill crisis. ... BP ousting Hayward from key role The oil spill: Friday Day 59: The Latest on the Oil Spill |
CBC.ca | Lakers come to their own defense Los Angeles Times Kobe Bryant is Finals MVP and Lakers r » |
Globe and Mail | BP Shares Up 7% In Early London Trade After Spill-Fund Deal W » |
The Guardian | Obama, BP set for Gulf oil showdown CNN Washington (CNN) -- President Obama will have his showdown on Wednesday with BP top executives and says he will tell the company it must pick up the tab for the massive oil disaster in the Gulf. Obama vowed Tuesday to unleash whatever resources may be ... Obama to meet Wednesday with BP oil executives FACT CHECK: Obama left blanks in oil spill speech President focuses federal role in Oval Office speech |
Washington Post | Conspiracy theorists, eavesdroppers offered their views Boston Globe WASHINGTON â€" The sex parties at a swanky New York hotel may have involved the three Kennedy brothers, and included Marilyn Monroe, Sammy Davis Jr., and Frank Sinatra. Among the tantalizing but far-from-verifiable nuggets in Senator Edward ... FBI Opens Kennedy File FBI files reveal Ted Kennedy death threats Files show threats against Ted Kennedy were common |
The Hindu | Relief wells aim at pipe 18000 feet deep USA Today By Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images By Dan Vergano, USA TODAY A pair of deepwater relief wells still represent the best chance of stopping the leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. The relief wells are essenti » |
Globe and Mail | Rescuers comb Arkansas wilderness looking for flash flood survivors Los Angeles Times The Little Missouri River swept through a remote campground, killing 18 people. Officials are unsure how many more may be missing. By Nicole Santa Cruz, Los Angeles Times Rescue crews were desperately searching by foot, horseback and kayak Saturday for ... As flood waters recede, search effort continues Search for survivors goes on after deadly flooding in Arkansas Shock Turns to Grief for Flash Flood Survivors |
Globe and Mail | Ark. governor: 'No absolute way of knowing' how many missing CNN (CNN) -- Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe, appearing Friday night on CNN's "Campbell Brown," said portable cell phone towers are being placed in areas affected by deadly flash floods to help locate missing campers. ... Flash floods kill at least 16 at Ark. campground 16 dead, dozens missing in Arkansas flash flooding Flash floods kill at least 16 at Ark. campground |
CBC.ca | Planes, boats scramble to reach teen drifting in Indian Ocean CNN (CNN) -- The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has taken over the search for a 16-year-old California girl who triggered a distress signal during rough seas in the Indian Ocean, while attempting to sail solo around the world. ... Teenage Girl Sailing Solo Found Family and friends cling to hope that teen sailor will be found alive International rescue mission for missing teen sailor |
Globe and Mail | Fans celebrate Chicago Blackhawks' Stanley Cup win USA Today CHICAGO (AP) â€" Thousands of fans surged out onto the streets of Chicago on Wednesday night to celebrate after the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup. They wore team jerseys, waved banners, and carried memories long memories, in many cases. ... Chicago's Marian Hossa never lost faith in pursuit of Stanley Cup Youth prevails as Chicago Blackhawks raise the Stanley Cup Upon further review, Blackhawks are Stanley Cup champions |
Globe and Mail | Congress eager to grill BP's leader Houston Chronicle WASHINGTON â€" Lawmakers have summoned BP CEO Tony Hayward to Capitol Hill to testify next week about the company's response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. His appearance June 17 before the ... How bad could BP oil spill get for the Gulf and the nation? Oil from Gulf of Mexico disaster will long be able to spill its identity Scientists fish for the elusive ghost of the Deepwater Horizon |
The Guardian | Analysis: Obama and Democrats walk tightrope on oil spill Reuters President Barack Obama surveys damage along the Louisiana coastline at Fourchon Beach caused after a BP oil line ruptured in the Gulf of Mexico, May 28, 2010. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The BP oil spill crisis has put US President Barack Obama on the ... Gulf oil crisis could stretch into the f » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Cap holds more oil, but time will tell Seattle Times A makeshift containment device was capturing more of the oil spewing from a BP well deep in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, but it remained unclear whether the cap could do more than crimp the spill as the oil slick continued spreading. ... In gulf oil spill's long reach, ecological damage could last decades Relief wells usu » |
