Telegraph.co.uk | Local crews begin Gulf Coast cleanup CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Venice, Louisiana (CNN) -- Local teams in Louisiana will start a cleanup Saturday aimed at protecting coastal marshes while BP continues its efforts to stop oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. Plaquemines Parish President ... In oil spill saga, mysteries of the deep persist Frustration, Fury Greet Obama in Gulf |
National Geographic | Obama to visit Gulf, defends oil spill response CNN (CNN) -- President Obama is scheduled to visit Louisiana on Friday for the second time since an oil rig explosion sent a historic amount of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. Obama's visit comes as his administration has been criticized for its ... Gulf Coast awaits word that oil flow has stopped Unchecked spill tops Exxon Valdez |
CBC.ca | BP Used Riskier Method to Seal Oil Well Before Blast New York Times WASHINGTON รข€" 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 Can Obama Control Oil-Spill Political Damage? BP begins 'top kill' to plug Gulf oil spill |
Globe and Mail | Obama Picks Democrat Graham, Republican Reilly to Probe Spill BusinessWeek May 23 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama named Democrat Bob Graham, a former US senator and Florida governor, and Republican William Reilly, a former Environmental Protection Agency administrator, to lead a presidential ... BP agreed to parts changes on oil rig, 2004 letter shows Bob Graham vows to give BP, big oil a fair hearing Talk About a Mess |
CBC.ca | Miss USA Rima Fakih in raunchy video spoof Detroit Free Press CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story should have said that an independent short film that features Rima Fakih was made in 2008. This report is correct. Less than 24 hours after her historic victory Sunday, Dearborn's newly ... Arab-Americans cheer Miss USA win New Miss USA: Islamic fundamentalism in a bikini? New Miss USA Once Won Pole Dancing Contest |
Sydney Morning Herald | Factbox: Chronology of Gulf of Mexico oil spill Reuters (Reuters) - A drilling rig explosion on April 20 left 11 workers missing and presumed dead, and the rig's subsequent collapse unleashed a major oil spill that threatens the ecosystems and economy of the US Gulf of Mexico. Also threatened is the heart ... Will the Gulf Oil Spill Block Alaska Drilling Plans? Oil execs face more questions about Gulf spill BP's Dispersant Strategy on Spill Veers Into Uncharted Science |
Reuters | Probe in failed Times Square attack focusing on Pakistani Taliban Washington Post A suspect has been arrested in the failed bombing attempt in Times Square. The attempt led to the evacuation of hundreds of tourists as authorities investigated a smoking SUV that had been packed with propane tanks, clocks, wires and fireworks. ... NY bomb suspect probed for links abroad Tracing NY bomb plot to Pakistan roots Times Square suspect's associates detained in Pakistan |
