Telegraph.co.uk | Latest oil spill developments CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Sen. Mary Landrieu, a Democrat from Louisiana, said Saturday night that BP should immediately invest $1 billion to protect marshes, wetlands and estuaries. An independent contractor supplying workers to clean up an oil spill on ... Gulf residents eye slow fix for historic oil spill As oil spill damages Gulf, will US change energy use? 'Top Kill' Fails to Stop Leak |
Globe and Mail | Obama defends handling of gulf oil spill Los Angeles Times More restrictions are announced on deep-water drilling as BP officials say the 'top kill' effort is going as planned. A new spill estimate indicates that the BP leak is twice the size of Exxon Valdez. A image taken from a BP live video feed shows ... Obama Offers Regret Mixed With Resolve BP spill brakes deep-water drilling industry expansion Spill Tops Valdez Disaster |
E! Online (blog) | Lee DeWyze wins "American Idol" Reuters LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dark horse Lee DeWyze was crowned "American Idol" on Wednesday, beating front-runner Crystal Bowersox in an upset result on America's most-watched television show. DeWyze, 24, won the coveted title and a recording contract after ... Ian Benardo Crashes 'American Idol' Finale Stage American Idol finale, Season 9: The summary Lee DeWyze wins 'American Idol' |
Boston Globe | Charles Djou: How did a Republican win in Obama's Hawaii hometown? Christian Science Monitor Republican Charles Djou won the special election in Hawaii's First Congressional District รข€" the Honolulu district where President Obama grew up. Djou is only the third Republican Hawaii has elected to Congress since statehood. ... Djou heading to DC GOP wins House seat in Obama's hometown Djou wins US House seat |
Reuters | Primaries may help foreshadow November elections Washington Post Sen. Arlen Specter talks with TJ Rooney of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party. (Carolyn Kaster/associated Press) By Dan Balz Tuesday's crucial primary elections in Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Arkansas have drawn extraordinary attention from politicians ... Specter, Pa. primary foe spar over tenure, trust Hugging Obama Is Death Threat to a Republican: Margaret Carlson Pennsylvania Elections Will Measure Voter Anger |
CNN International | Child may be lone survivor in Libya plane crash CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A child is believed to be the only survivor of a passenger plane crash in Libya Wednesday that may have killed more than 100 people, an official said. The plane was carrying 93 passengers and 11 crew members when it ... Libya crash plane passed European spot-checks Libya plane crash: Most passengers flying to Europe Libya plane crash kills 103, Libyan authorities rule out terrorism |
Telegraph.co.uk | US revamps airline "no-fly" after failed NY bomb Reuters WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Wednesday ordered airlines to step up their efforts to prevent people on the "no-fly" list from boarding flights after the suspected Times Square bomber got on an Emirates plane. ... Where in Pakistan did Faisal Shahzad learn bomb-making skills? F » |
