Economist (blog) | Supreme Court Gun Rights Decision: A Win or a Setback? CBS News Both sides of the gun rights debate are claiming some degree of victory concerning today's 5-4 Supreme Court decision restraining government limits on gun ownership while also » |
Kansas City Star | Storm could pose latest problem to oil spill response USA Today Tropical Storm Alex formed in the western Caribbean Saturday, and forecasters said it was unclear if it would hit the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Gale-force winds could cause at-sea workers to abandon their oil collection efforts for as long as ... BP Oil Recovery Improves, Tropical Storm Raises Concerns |
Reuters | Wimbledon: John Isner defeats Nicolas Mahut in fifth set, 70-68 Los Angeles Times Isner goes for big forehand but just misses it wide, so it's 15-0 Mahut. Mahut makes a forehand error for 15-15. Isner gets a swat at a second serve and after a safe forehand, Mahut fails on a drop-shot attempt, so it's 15-30. ... John Isner, Nicolas Mahut and changes Boston tennis player wins longest tennis match ever -- fin » |
ABC News | Tony Hayward, Bob Dudley, Carl-Henric Svanberg: Who's in charge of the Gulf ... New York Daily News A day after BP's chairman said Hayward was finished as the head of the company's Gulf oil spill crisis, other officials say otherwise. "Until the leak is capped, Tony Hayward is still very much in charge in the response of this crisis," ... Questions about who's in charge of BP oil response BP's Hayward Relinquishing Duties on US Oil Spill BP replaces CEO Hayward as point man for oil spill response |
Financial Times | BP Chief: From Oil 'Ninja' to Congressional Hot Seat ABC News BP CEO Tony Hayward, the energy company executive who has become the face of the mammoth Gulf of Mexico oil spill, is expected to face a tough grilling by Congress today. President Barack Obama reassures people of Gulf claims will be ... BP chief Tony Hayward's statement in full BP working, but cannot guarantee outcome, CEO says BP CEO To Get An Earful From Congress |
The Hindu | Gulf oil spill: BP worried about its own bid to capture more oil Christian Science Monitor The Coast Guard told BP to ramp up its collection efforts in the Gulf oil spill more quickly. BP detailed its plan late Sunday, but it also expressed doubts about success and safety. The Discoverer Enterprise drill ship (with flare) collects oil from ... BP accused of repeated shortcuts, Obama tours Gulf Obama's Political Oil Fund |
Sydney Morning Herald | Rescued US Teen Sailor Wants Second Attempt at FOXNews American teenager Abby Sunderland vowed Saturday that she would attempt to sail solo round the world again, after her first try at the record was thwarted when she became stranded for two nights in rough Indian Ocean seas. Sunderland was plucked from ... Rescue teams reach stranded teen sailor Teen sailor Abby Sunderland rescued by French fishermen Teenage sailor Abby Sunderland is rescued by French fishermen |
As Pressure Mounts, BP's Shares Slide Further New York Times Shares of BP continued to slide Thursday in London as political pressure mounted over the spill in the Gulf of Mexico and investors were shaken by the prospect that the British oil giant might cut its dividend. ... Oil spill halves value of BP's shares BP shares plunge on oil spill f » |
CNN (blog) | Oil spill continues to demand President Obama's time Washington Post If there was any doubt whether the White House intends to flood the oil response zone, Monday's West Wing schedule should put it to rest. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs's briefing, which norm » |
Globe and Mail | BP Says Cap May Collect More Than 90% of Oil Leak BusinessWeek (Adds share price in sixth paragraph. For more on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, see {SPILL }.) By Jim Polson and Jessica Resnick-Ault June 4 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc may be able to capture more than 90 percent of the oil leaking from its Gulf of Mexico ... BP aims to stop 90 pct of oil spill flow with cap BP: cap gets some Gulf oil, crude still spews FTSE 100 index down 0.8%; Aviva and British Sky Broadcasting upgraded |
Washington Post | Pressure Grows on Israel Following Flotilla Raid Voice of America Photo: AP Pressure is growing on Israel after its commandos raided a flotilla of aid ships that were trying to break a blockade on Gaza and killed at least nine activists. Israel has begun sending home some of the nearly 700 pro-Palestinian activists ... Israel Holds Hundreds Seized During Raid on Flotilla Gaza border: 2 terrorists killed Global r » |
