Reuters | Drilling limits raise fears for jobs, prices Houston Chronicle President Barack Obama takes questions Thursday at a news conference in the East Room of the White House after announcing a new federal ban on drilling in the deep-water Gulf of Mexico as well as in waters off Alaska. ... Obama Vows Tougher Stance on Oil Industry |
Globe and Mail | Five questions for Obama on the oil spill Washington Post As his administration comes under increasing criticism for its handling of the spreading environmental catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, President Obama will hold a White House news conference Thursday, his first since February, ... AP Exclusive: Workers Describe Failures on Oil Rig Obama says alt-energy key in wake of oil spill Obama seeks control of 'heartbreaking' crisis |
CBC.ca | 'Top kill' a pivotal moment for BP in capping oil leak CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Venice, Louisiana (CNN) -- As early as dawn Wednesday, BP will undertake what some say is a pivotal moment for the London-based oil giant to contain the gushing oil in the Gulf of Mexico -- a maneuver c » |
Globe and Mail | Survivors, rescue workers detail Air India crash CNN By the CNN Wire Staff A rescue worker could hear the screams of a passenger on Air India Flight IX-812, but the plane was consumed with flames. Fire was leaping in every part of the Boeing jet that crashed early Saturday in southern India. ... Crash Raises Issue of Oversight in India Indian plane crash kills 158; 8 survive India air crash kills 158 people |
CBC.ca | BP Uses Mile-Long Funnel to Siphon Leaking Oil Well BusinessWeek (Updates with comments from BP executive in fifth paragraph. For more on the Gulf oil spill, see {EXT4 }.) By Jordan Burke and Kim Chipman May 16 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc said it made a breakthrough today in its attempts to control oil leaking from a ... Some Success in Removing Leaking Gulf Oil |
Telegraph.co.uk | Kagan has presumption of court confirmation The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan embarks on her quest for Senate confirmation with a strong presumption of success, drawing praise from majority Democrats and nary the threat of an » |
CBC.ca | Questions on Early News on Car Bomb New York Times On Sunday morning, less than 15 hours after a car bomb had been found in a sport utility vehicle in Times Square, the homeland security secretary, Janet Napolitano, appeared on the NBC News program “Meet the Press†and said, “You know, ... Cellphone led FBI to Times Square car bomb suspect arrest Times Square bomb suspect arrested in New York Man held in NYC car bomb attack to appear in court |
