Washington Post | Rangel says colleagues who similarly sought donations were not punished Washington Post New York's veteran Democratic legislator was elected to Congress in 1970. He now faces questions about whether he violated House ethics rules. By R. Jeffrey Smith Rep. Charles B. Rangel (DN.Y.) has chosen a less-than-collegial defense to charges that ... Ethics Trial Expected for California Congresswoman Obama: Rangel's Ethics Charges "Very Troubling" More C » |
msnbc.com | BP Fights U.S. Government, Oil Spill Victims Over Venue for Gulf Lawsuit Bloomberg BP Plc, the US and plaintiffs who filed hundreds of lawsuits seeking billions of dollars for damages stemming from the largest oil spill in US history are fighting over where the ... Missing oil in Gulf baffles officials Majority of spilled oil in Gulf of Mexico unaccounted for in government data Day 99: The Latest on the Oil Spill |
CBC.ca | Analysis: Stakes high for gov, La. in oil fight BusinessWeek Is it light at the end of the tunnel, or a freight train bearing down on Louisiana? The answer, sadly, could be both when it comes to developments surrounding the BP PLC oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Last week, thousands showed up ... BP's Dudley Faces Daunting To-Do List |
The Guardian | Number of dead, injured at German music festival rises CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- The death toll from the stampede at a German music festival is at 19, police in Duisburg, Germany, said Sunday. The number of people injured when chaos broke out at Saturday's "Love Parade 2010" has also risen -- to 400, ... Death toll of German stampede rises to 19, over 300 injured Love Parade DJ: 'We were told to carry on' Stampede at German Music Festival Kills 18 |
The Hindu | Tropical storm Bonnie forces BP to suspend relief well drilling The Guardian The approaching tropical storm Bonnie has forced BP to temporarily suspend drilling on its relief well in the Gulf of Mexico. Work to permanently plug the oil giant's leaking Macondo oil well, that has spewed more than 4m barrels of oil into the gulf, ... Storm Threat Forces Ships to Leave Work at Oil Spill Site US Unified Command Suspends BP Relief Well In Gulf Due To Storm |
USA Today | Agriculture secretary to review resignation of USDA worker CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said early Wednesday that he will review the case of a former Agriculture Department official who resigned after a video clip surfaced of her discussing a white farmer. ... WATCH: USDA reconsiders employee ouster over race remarks USDA official's resignation stirs racial tempest Firing of USDA official now under review; case highlights larger political ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | Seep in Gulf Likely Not Tied to Well, Officials Say New York Times A seep that is possibly letting methane into the Gulf of Mexico is apparently not connected to BP's oil well, and it may be occurring natur » |
