Friday, May 7, 2010

Tories keep control of councils - BBC News


Telegraph.co.uk


Tories keep control of councils

BBC News


Local election results are emerging in Hampshire where Conservatives retained control of councils in Fareham, Havant and Southampton. The Liberal Democrats still control Eastleigh where there are 39 Lib Dem councillors, four Tory and one Labour. ...


Lessons From the U.K. Election

FOXNews


British Parties Seek Partners After Inconclusive Election

Voice of America


General election 2010: Cameron sets out terms for Liberal Democrat coalition

The Guardian


The Associated Press -Reuters -AFP


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Thursday, May 6, 2010

Official: NYC suspect did dry run before car bomb - Houston Chronicle


Telegraph.co.uk


Official: NYC suspect did dry run before car bomb

Houston Chronicle


By COLLEEN LONG AP Writer © 2010 The Associated Press NEW YORK â€" A day before driving an SUV with a rigged homemade bomb into Times Square, a Pakistani-American made a test drive into the heart of the city, dropped off a getaway car blocks from his ...


Pakistan Taliban: Faisal Shahzad Not One of Us

CBS News


Faisal Shahzad 'carried out dry run' before Times Square attack

Times Online


Which Pakistani group inspired Times Square suspect?

Reuters


Voice of America -The Associated Press -Vanity Fair


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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Suspect Is Said to Admit to Role in Plot - New York Times


Telegraph.co.uk


Suspect Is Said to Admit to Role in Plot

New York Times


Jessica Hill/AP By MARK MAZZETTI, SABRINA TAVERNISE and JACK HEALY A Pakistani-American man arrested in the failed Times Square car bombing has admitted his role in the attempted attack and said he received explosives training in Pakistan, ...


FBI Team 'Lost' Suspected Times Square Bomber During

FOXNews


Pakistan Army: Taliban Responsibility in Failed NY Attack Unlikely

Voice of America


US revamps airline "no-fly" after failed NY bomb

Reuters


BBC News -Washington Post -Newsday (subscription)


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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

After the Gulf Spill, Judging Big Oil's Place at Senate Table - New York Times


The Guardian


After the Gulf Spill, Judging Big Oil's Place at Senate Table

New York Times


Authors of the Senate climate bill didn't hide their courtship of Big Oil when crafting an industry-friendly proposal to curb greenhouse gas emissions. A blog about energy, the environment and the bottom line. Sen. ...


Oil prices down after 4 days of gains; gas higher

CNNMoney


Oil slick brings boom to the boom business

Washington Post


BP Aims to Stop Gulf Well Leak by Inst »

Monday, May 3, 2010

Gulf Coast oil spill may take months to contain - Washington Post


National Geographic


Gulf Coast oil spill may take months to contain

Washington Post


Officials from the Obama administration and oil giant BP say it may take up to three months to to seal off a leaking oil well 5000 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico that has created a massive ...


Gulf Coast Residents Send SOS to Obama

New York Times


Oil prices higher on Gulf spill, Greece hopes

CNNMoney


BP says it will pay for Gulf spill's cleanup

The Associated Press


BusinessWeek -Reuters -BBC News


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Sunday, May 2, 2010

'Very Lucky,' Mayor Says, After Bomb - New York Times


The Guardian


'Very Lucky,' Mayor Says, After Bomb

New York Times


A crude car bomb of propane, gasoline and fireworks was discovered in a smoking Nissan Pathfinder in the heart of Times Square on Saturday evening, prompting the evacuation of thousands of tourists and theatergoers ...


'Explosive Elements' Found in SUV Left in Times Square

ABC News


Time Square car bomb: Cops evacuate heart of NYC after 'potential terrorist ...

New York Daily News


Echoes of 2007 London attack in Times Square car bomb

Times Online


The Associated Press -Christian Science Monitor -The Guardian


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Saturday, May 1, 2010

Wildlife rescue teams ready for US oil spill victims - Reuters


Reuters


Wildlife rescue teams ready for US oil spill victims

Reuters


LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The first known wildlife casualty of the massive oil spill threatening the US Gulf Coast was a single Northern Gannet seabird, found alive but coated in the toxic grime creeping ashore along Louisiana's coast. ...


Obama to Visit Scene of Spill

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