VENICE, La.—The Jamaica-sized oil slick leaking from a well in the Gulf of Mexico threatened the coast here Friday, sparking fears of an environmental disaster as bad weather hampered response efforts. Strong winds and waves up to three feet high battered the foot-high vinyl barriers, known as booms, that crews had laid out Thursday...
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Archive for April 30th, 2010
Oil Threatens Gulf Coast as Weather Hampers Response Efforts
Gulf of Mexico oil spill sparks new US drilling ban
The US administration has banned oil drilling in new areas of the US coast while the cause of the oil spill off Louisiana is investigated. White House adviser David Axelrod told ABC TV it wanted to know exactly what led to last week’s explosion on the BP-operated rig in the Gulf of Mexico. As...
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The Real Immigration Solution
In the wake of Arizona’s SB 1070, illegal immigration is at the forefront of national discussion for the first time since the defeat of amnesty in 2007. Arizona’s law, which makes illegal presence a state crime, has rallied supporters of immigration enforcement. The open borders lobby is pretending that the sky is falling and...
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Rogozin: Kosovo is bandit creation
BELGRADE — Independent Kosovo is a bandit creation that will not survive, says Russia Ambassador to NATO Dmitry Rogozin.
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‘Everything Will Be Examined’ in Gulf Oil Spill, Officials Say
Federal officials say they plan to investigate every possible cause of last week’s massive explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico — including the possibility of criminal acts or negligence. In the aftermath of the blast, an uncapped underwater oil well continues to leak an estimated 200,000 gallons of...
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Jury convicts on 2 charges in Palin e-mail hacking
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A federal jury has convicted a former Tennessee college student of two charges in the hacking of Sarah Palin’s e-mail account. The jury convicted 22-year-old David Kernell of unauthorized access to a computer and obstruction of justice. He was found not guilty of wire fraud and the jury failed to...
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Putin proposes union of Gazprom, Neftegaz Ukrainy
SOCHI, April 30 (Itar-Tass) — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has proposed a union of Gazprom and Neftegaz Ukrainy. He said he had discussed atomic energy integration with Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov at the meeting of the Russia-Ukraine Interstate Commission’s Economic Cooperation Committee. “We are prepared for integration in the gas sector, as...
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Amazing Photos Of The Deepwater Oil Explosion
A source with connections in the Gulf energy scene has forwarded us some amazing, movie-like pictures of the deepwater oil explosion. Seriously, they look like something out of a Bruckheimer film. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/amazing-photos-of-the-deepwater-oil-explosion-2010-4#ixzz0mcSOdaBY
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Serbia and Kosovo should both attend Balkan summit, EU warns
Brussels – A forthcoming summit between the European Union and Balkan nations can only be a success if both Serbia and Kosovo attend the meeting, the EU’s enlargement commissioner Stefan Fule told the German Press Agency dpa on Friday.Belgrade is insisting it would boycott any event where its former province Kosovo is represented at...
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U.S. Mum During Iran Vote to U.N. Women’s Commission
High off its success in keeping Iran from joining the U.N.’s Human Rights Council, the U.S. appears to have missed its chance to object to Iran’s selection to the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women, which was affirmed during a so-called U.N. vote this week. No gesture of disapproval came during an acclamation...
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