Gulf oil leak sets off 'unbelievable array' of legal issues - USA Today

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Gulf oil leak sets off 'unbelievable array' of legal issues USA Today By Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images By Donna Leinwand, USA TODAY Fishermen and property owners along the Gulf Coast have filed hundreds of lawsuits since April against oil company BP and its contractors amid a legal landscape that has changed ... Factbox: Developments in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill Reuters AP source: Obama to meet oil spill panel chairmen The Associated Press BP Oil Spill: Attorney General Heads to Gulf Coast ABC News W »

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BP, Obama beset by growing Gulf spill frustration - Reuters

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BP, Obama beset by growing Gulf spill frustration Reuters VENICE, La., May 30 (Reuters) - US lawmakers and local residents clamored on Sunday for BP and the Obama administration to do more to save the Gulf Coast from an out-of-control oil spill that has become the biggest ... BP Shifts Gears in Gulf Oil Fight W »

BP ditches 'top kill,' moves to cap option - Reuters

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BP ditches 'top kill,' moves to cap option Reuters HOUSTON, May 29 (Reuters) - BP Plc (BP.L) (BP.N) gave up on its failed "top kill" effort to smother a Gulf of Mexico oil leak on Saturday and focused on a plan to cap a piece of equipment at the wellhead and corral spewing oil and gas. ... 'Top Kill' Fails to Stop Flow of Oil From Gulf Leak W »

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Obama, BP CEO both in Gulf; oil spill unsolved - Reuters

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Obama, BP CEO both in Gulf; oil spill unsolved Reuters GRAND ISLE/HOUMA, La., May 28 (Reuters) - BP said on Friday it may need two more days to know if its complex maneuver to plug a gushing Gulf of Mexico oil well has worked, while President Barack Obama warned there ... Frustration, Fury Greet Obama in Gulf W »

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BP spill eclipses Exxon Valdez, says government - Reuters

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BP spill eclipses Exxon Valdez, says government Reuters HOUSTON (Reuters) - The amount of oil spilled by BP Plc's blown-out Gulf of Mexico well has eclipsed the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster, and could be flowing at a rate nearly four times BP's recent estimates, according to findings of a US government expert ... 'Top kill' stops gulf oil leak for now, official says Los Angeles Times Gulf oil spill now nation's worst Washington Post BP Oil Spill C »

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US Pledges to Stand With Seoul 'Always' - New York Times

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US Pledges to Stand With Seoul 'Always' New York Times SEOUL â€" With political and military tension increasing daily on the Korean peninsula, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said on Wednesday that Washington would stand beside Seoul as it seeks redress at the ... Clinton: World must act on SKorean ship sinking The Associated Press Hillary Clinton voices strong support for S. Korea over ship sinking Xinhua S.Korea to punish N.Korea despite threats AFP Reuters UK -NPR -ABS CBN News  »

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Patience runs thin as BP preps untested maneuver - CNN

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Patience runs thin as BP preps untested maneuver CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Venice, Louisiana -- Oil company BP is expected to brief reporters Tuesday morning about its next attempt to contain the gushing oil in the Gulf of Mexico -- a maneuver c »

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N. Korea leads U.S., China talks - CNN

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N. Korea leads U.S., China talks CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Beijing, China (CNN) -- China and the United States kicked off two days of high-level talks Monday -- with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asking Beijing to support sanctions against North Korea, and Chinese President Hu ... S Korea takes punitive measures against DPRK over warship sinking Xinhua Clinton: Koreas security situation 'precarious' The Associated Press US Backs South Korea in Cutting Trade With the North New York Times BusinessWeek -Reuters -NPR  »

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In Shanghai, Clinton Highlights US-China Trade Relations - Voice of America

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In Shanghai, Clinton Highlights US-China Trade Relations Voice of America Photo: AP US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng, right, speak during their meeting at China Pavilion at World Expo site Saturday, May 22, 2010 in Shanghai, China. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) On the eve of ... Clinton urges China for greater access for U.S. businesses CNN US Says Geithner to Discuss Europe, Economy in China Talks Bloomberg US representatives arrive in Beijing for talks Xinhua W »

Indian plane crashes, killing 158 - Washington Post

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Indian plane crashes, killing 158 Washington Post The Boeing 727 from Dubai was carrying 160 passengers and six crew members when it crashed outside the city of Mangalore, amid heavy weather in a hilly region. By Rama Lakshmi NEW DELHI -- An Air India Express plane overshot a table-top runway in ... Air India plane crashes, killing at least 160 people Los Angeles Times Nearly 160 Feared Dead In Air India Plane Crash Voice of America Mangalore: Air India aircraft overshoots runway, 159 dead Times of India BusinessWeek -NDTV.com -Hindustan Times  »

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Senate Passes Finance Bill - Wall Street Journal

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Seoul shares extend loss to near 3 mth closing low - Reuters

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Seoul shares extend loss to near 3 mth closing low Reuters SEOUL, May 20 (Reuters) - Seoul shares fell for the fourth consecutive session on Thursday to mark their weakest close in nearly three months, as foreign selling hammered tech firms and shipbuilders amid fragile sentiment over Europe's ... North Korea condemned by world powers over torpedo attack Telegraph.co.uk North Korea slams report that it torpedoed South Korean ship CNN International Sunken South Korean warship overshadows Clinton Asia tour AFP W »

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The end of the Specter era - Philadelphia Inquirer

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The end of the Specter era Philadelphia Inquirer Something seems off-kilter in Philadelphia, as if a crane had taken the statue of Billy Penn from its place atop City H »

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Court rejects life sentences for some youths - San Jose Mercury News

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Court rejects life sentences for some youths San Jose Mercury News WASHINGTON â€" The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that juveniles who commit crimes in which no one is killed may not be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Five justices, in an opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy, ... Justice W »

Worry that Gulf oil spreading into major current - The Associated Press

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Worry that Gulf oil spreading into major current The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS â€" Engineers fin »

Thai protesters defiant, more fighting feared - Reuters

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Thai protesters defiant, more fighting feared Reuters BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of Thai protesters refused to leave Bangkok's streets on Sunday despite three days of fighting that has killed 24 people and spiraled into chaotic urban warfare, with both sides c »

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Obama rips execs over oil spill blame game - Houston Chronicle

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Obama rips execs over oil spill blame game Houston Chronicle WASHINGTON â€" President Barack Obama on Friday sharply scolded corporate executives for “finger-pointing” over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster and promised to end the “cozy relationship” between oil companies and the ... BP chief backs oil drilling in wake of US disaster BBC News Obama Criticizes 'Spectacle' of Blame at Oil Spill Hearings BusinessWeek Questions and answers on oil spill MiamiHerald.com Los Angeles Times -Reuters -MarketWatch  »

Searches in Times Square probe yield 3 detentions - Seattle Times

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Searches in Times Square probe yield 3 detentions Seattle Times Two Pakistani men suspected of providing money to Times Square car-bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad were arrested by the FBI in a ... By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM and SCOTT SHANE KATHY WILLENS / AP Ashim Chakraborty speaks to reporters outside his Centerreach, ... Pakistan arrests man with militant ties who says he aided Times Square bomb ... Washington Post Pakistanis in NY: 'We Are Part of This Society' WNYC FBI raids Watertown house in connection with Times Square bomb Daily News Tribune The Associated Press -9&10 News -RTT News  »

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The Paradox of Deep Water: Lots of Oil, Lots of Danger - BusinessWeek

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The Paradox of Deep Water: Lots of Oil, Lots of Danger BusinessWeek The ability to extract oil in hard-to-reach places has zoomed ahead. Disaster preparation has not By Stanley Reed and Joe Carroll On May 7, in a darkened room c »

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Big oil to get more grilling as oil gushes in Gulf - Reuters

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Big oil to get more grilling as oil gushes in Gulf Reuters WASHINGTON/PORT FOURCHON, La., May 12 (Reuters) - Top oil executives face a second day of grilling by US lawmakers on Wednesday over a deadly well rupture that unleashed a huge oil slick and the specter of ... BP's Dispersant Strategy on Spill Veers Into Uncharted Science BusinessWeek Oil spill in Gulf of Mexico endangers wildlife; jobs are at risk, too Washington Post Support for oil drilling decreases MiamiHerald.com W »

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Elena Kagan nomination for Supreme Court riles both sides of political aisle - Washington Post

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Elena Kagan nomination for Supreme Court riles both sides of political aisle Washington Post Activists and politicians aggressively jumped in Monday to define the debate over Solicitor General Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court, beginning an argument that may well dominate the summer on Capitol Hill. ... What the Kagan pick says about Obama Reuters Pals from student days remember a determined Elena Kagan CNN Into battle over Kagan Boston Globe USA Today -msnbc.com -MiamiHerald.com  »

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Braden's perfect game is something special - San Francisco Chronicle

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BP isn't giving up despite repair setback - Houston Chronicle

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BP isn't giving up despite repair setback Houston Chronicle A 100-ton containment box meant to capture oil leaking from a well under the Gulf of Mexico sat about 650 feet away from its target Saturday, as BP engineers try to find a way to stop the formation of icelike gas and water crystals ... BP Oil-Collection Chamber Clogs, Removed From Leaking Gulf Well BusinessWeek Obama oil response: aggressive as crisis unfolded The Associated Press BP Suffers Setback on Containment Dome W »

An FBI team arrives in Pakistan to probe ties of NY bomber - Washington Post

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An FBI team arrives in Pakistan to probe ties of NY bomber Washington Post A uniformed New York City police officer carries a package as authorities cleared streets around Times Square. The bomb squad was c »

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Election 2010: Conservatives set to be largest party - BBC News

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Election 2010: Conservatives set to be largest party BBC News The Conservatives are on course to be the largest party in a hung parliament, after more than 400 election results. Tory leader David Cameron said it was "clear that the Labour government has lost its mandate to govern". But Gordon Brown is set to ... A 'Hung Parliament' Would Spur Deals W »

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