Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Hurricane Alex picks up speed - msnbc.com


CBC.ca


Hurricane Alex picks up speed

msnbc.com


AP Hurricane Alex churns through the western Gulf of Mexico, taking aim at the Mexico-Texas border, far away from the massive oil spill. MIAMI â€" Hurricane Alex was becoming stronger in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday, but was expected to skirt oil fields ...


Hurricane Alex and the BP Oil Spill Disaster

ABC News


Wind, waves from hurricane dock oil skimming boats

The Associated Press


Hurricane Alex could make land late Wednesday

Reuters


Los Angeles Times -Houston Chronicle -MiamiHerald.com


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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

'spies' were no James Bonds - BBC News


Washington Post


'spies' were no James Bonds

BBC News


The funniest aspect of the careers of the 10  »


livejournal.com

Monday, June 28, 2010

Robert Byrd, longest-serving member of Congress, dead at 92 - CNN


Telegraph.co.uk


Robert Byrd, longest-serving member of Congress, dead at 92

CNN


By the CNN Wire Staff Washington(CNN) -- West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd, the self-educated son of a coal miner who became the longest-serving member of Congress, died early Monday at age 92, the senator's office said. Byrd, a nine-term Democrat, ...


Robert Byrd, longtime Democratic senator, dies at 92

Los Angeles Times


Sen. Robert Byrd, longest-serving member of Congress, has died at 92

New York Daily News


Robert Byrd, Respected Voice of the Senate, Dies at 92

New York Times


Washington Post -FOXNews -W »


livejournal.com

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Oil spill efforts ramp up as storm eyed anxiously - Reuters


Globe and Mail


Oil spill efforts ramp up as storm eyed anxiously

Reuters


The Q4000 multi-purpose oil field intervention vessel (L) and the drillship the Discoverer Explorer (C) burn off material from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead near the disaster site June 24, 2010. GRANDE ISLE Louisiana (Reuters) - The first named storm ...


Crews in oil-soaked Gulf keep wary eye on Tropical Storm Alex

CNN International


With storm's path uncertain, spill cleanup is, too

Houston Chronicle


Tropical storm could hit area of oil spill

Detroit Free Press


Los Angeles Times -Washington Post -USA Today


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Saturday, June 26, 2010

Unclear if tropical storm Alex will hit oiled Gulf - The Associated Press


Boston Globe


Unclear if tropical storm Alex will hit oiled Gulf

The Associated Press


MIAMI â€" Tropical storm Alex formed in the Western Caribbean Saturday, and forecasters said it was unclear if it would miss the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami said early Saturday that the ...


Tropical depression stirs concern

Houston Chronicle


Weather could be latest problem in spill cleanup

Modesto Bee


Gulf braces for storm, halt to oil containment

Seattle Times


BusinessWeek -Los Angeles Times -FOXNews


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livejournal.com

Friday, June 25, 2010

The long run is over: Isner wins marathon - Boston Globe


Globe and Mail


The long run is over: Isner wins marathon

Boston Globe


LONDON â€" Elizabeth Windsor decided to take in some tennis at Wimbledon yesterday. Although tickets are scarcer than elephants cavorting at Piccadilly Circus, she managed to cop a couple, and in the front row of Centre Court, no less. ...


Live - Wimbledon 2010

BBC Sport


Isner, Mahut linked forever by marathon match

The Associated Press


Analysis: Martina Navratilova's take on the longest match

Los Angeles Times


Today's Zaman -Seattle Times -Montreal Gazette


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Thursday, June 24, 2010

Short, Tense Deliberation, Then a General Is Gone - New York Times


BBC News


Short, Tense Deliberation, Then a General Is Gone

New York Times


President Obama leaving the Rose Garden after announcing that he had replaced Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal. His advisers were divided over how to handle the controversy over the general. By MARK LANDLER WASHINGTON â€" By the time he woke up Wednesday ...


McChrystal row reflects Washington nerves

BBC News


McChrystal's Exit Comes at Key Point in War

FOXNews


McChrystal out, strategy remains

Boston Globe


Philadelphia Inquirer -The Associated Press -New York Daily News


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