CBC.ca | On day 3, Kagan testifies cautiously USA Today By Jack Gruber, USA TODAY By Joan Biskupic, USA TODAY WASHINGTON â€" Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan asserted Wednesday that there is a cost to the nation when the high court is deeply split and appears politic » |
CBC.ca | BP's Tony Hayward starts City charm offensive amid oil spill hurricane fears The Guardian BP's embattled boss Tony Hayward is touring City investors in an attempt to restore his tattered reputation and secure his future at the oil company. A series of crucial meetings with shareholders have been arranged for Hayward and BP's chairman ... Storm Could Disrupt Effort in Gulf BP Spill Opps Evacuation To Occur 5 Days Ahead Of Storm Force Winds |
The Guardian (blog) | McChrystal Out as Afghanistan Commander Following Critical Remarks FOXNews Gen. Stanley McChrystal is no longer the top US commander and strategist for Afghanistan, reportedly being told Wednesday by President Obama that he is out of a job following a scathing article in which McChrystal and his aides were quoted criticizing ... What's the fuss, Afghans ask about McChrystal controversy Gen. Stanley McChrystal 'Relieved of Command' After Obama Meeting Over Rolling ... McChrystal Reportedly Offered Resignation |
The Hindu | Car Bombs Strike Second Major Iraq Bank New York Times BAGHDAD â€" A pair of car bombs detonated simultaneously outside Iraq's Bank of Trade on Sunday morning, killing 26 people and wounding 52 others in the second attack on a major government financial institution in ... Twin car bomb explosions leave heavy casualties in Baghdad Twin suicide car bombings in central Baghdad kill 26 Twin car bombs kill 27 near bank in Baghdad |
ABC Online | Killer executed by Utah firing squad CNN Draper, Utah (CNN) -- Convicted killer Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed early Friday by firing squad, the Utah Department of Corrections said. Gardner, 49, is only the third person in 33 years to die by firing squad in the United States. ... The Mechanics of an Execution by Firing Squad Death by Twitter Ronnie Lee Gardner Executed by Firing Squad in Utah |
Reuters | Obama, BP set for Gulf oil showdown CNN Washington (CNN) -- President Obama will have his showdown with BP top executives Wednesday and said 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 speech from Oval Office urges action on clean energy bill Obama speech on BP oil spill a c » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Obama to begin testing week with Gulf visit msnbc.com WASHINGTON - Barack Obama's leadership of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill faces key tests this week as the president gives his first national address on the disaster and meets top BP executives for the first time. Obama will press the energy giant's ... RPT-BAY STREET-Canada energy companies not yet hurt by oil spill Obama to discuss oil-leak containment strategy in address BP Speeds up Containment Plan for Gulf Oil Spill |
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 |
Globe and Mail | 44: Looking ahead: Whitman vs. Brown Washington Post Former eBay chief Meg Whitman on Tuesday won a swift and decisive victory in the Republican primary for California governor, pitting her against former governor Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown in what is likely to be a bitter fight to ... Meg Whitman, Carly Fiorina, millionaire businesswomen win Calif. GOP primaries ... Whitman easily defeats Poizner GOP picks two women to head California ticket |
CBC.ca | BP: 'Majority' of leaking oil is being captured msnbc.com ON BARATARIA BAY, La. - A containment cap fitted onto a leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico is capturing 10000 barrels of oil per day, BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward said Sunday. Hayward, the subject of speculation that he may be forced out of his ... BP chief won't quit over Gulf of Mexico spill REFILE-UPDATE1-BP chief hopes cap will capture most of Gulf oil Cap Captures Some Oil as Alabama Gets More Help |
Globe and Mail | BP spill losses hit reinsurers; premiums soar Reuters LONDON, June 3 (Reuters) - Reinsures have bumped up prices for offshore energy-related insurance premiums by 50 percent following insurance industry losses of up to $3.5 billion from the BP plc (BP.L) oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Moody's Investor ... Insurers Raise Oil Rig Prices 50% After BP Spill, Moody's Says BP disaster raises oil industry's insurance costs BP frees saw blade as fix attempt continues |
