NEWS.com.au | Gulf residents eye slow fix for historic oil spill Reuters VENICE, La., May 30 (Reuters) - BP Plc's (BP.L) "top kill" oil well plug failed on Saturday, practic » |
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NEWS.com.au | Gulf residents eye slow fix for historic oil spill Reuters VENICE, La., May 30 (Reuters) - BP Plc's (BP.L) "top kill" oil well plug failed on Saturday, practic » |
Globe and Mail | Americans wait to learn if top kill will stop oil The Associated Press ROBERT, La. â€" Two days after BP began a risky effort to stop a gushing oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, company officials said the operation was going as planned but offered few details, leaving the nation in suspense about whether its worst oil spill ... President hits the beach, vows to solve oil spill crisis Gulf oil spill hits Day 40 with no end in sight Obama pledges to triple oil response manpower in Gulf |
The Hindu | Obama to visit Gulf, defends oil spill response CNN (CNN) -- President Obama is expected to visit Louisiana on Friday to observe cleanup efforts and speak to local officials about capping the undersea oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico. His visit will be the second to the region since the spill occurred ... Drilling limits raise fears for jobs, prices Obama Vows Tougher Stance on Oil Industry |
Telegraph.co.uk | Barack Obama's top officials set to fly over Gulf Coast oil spill The Guardian Leading officials from President Barack Obama's administration will return to the Gulf Coast tomorrow to monitor the massive oil spill threatening the Louisiana coastline. Ken Salazar, secretary of the interior and Janet Napolitano, the secretary of ... U.S. Was Not Ready For Major Oil Spill |
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The Guardian | Obama says taking the fight to the Taliban is paying off The Guardian Barack Obama warned today that coalition forces in Afghanistan faced months of hard fighting, but said they had started to "reverse the momentum of the insurgency" by taking the fight to the Taliban. Speaking after a meeting at the White House with the ... Afghanistan's Karzai arrives in Washington for visit intended to ease tensions Karzai Visits Washington, With Smiles » |
Globe and Mail | As Britain goes to polls, shake-up in Parliament is forecast Washington Post LONDON -- Polls in Britain opened early Thursday after a volatile and closely contested four-week campaign, with signs pointing to an outcome that could produce the most fragile government in a generation. ... General Election 2010: voters go to the polls in tightest election in decades Voting begins in UK general election Polls open in UK election |