Globe and Mail | Local crews cleaning up coast as BP tries to stop gushing oil CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Venice, Louisiana (CNN) -- Local teams in Louisiana will start a cleanup Saturday aimed at protecting coastal marshes while BP continues its efforts to stop oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. Plaquemines Parish President ... Obama vows to solve oil spill crisis Gulf oil spill hits Day 40 with no end in sight Americans wait to learn if top kill will stop oil |
CBS News | House votes to repeal military gay ban Reuters Participants carry a large rainbow flag towards the US Capitol during a gay rights demonstration in Washington October 11, 2009. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers in both chambers of the Congress took steps on Thursday toward repealing a ban on gays and ... Senate panel and House vote to repeal 'don't ask, don't tell' House votes to end Â'don't ask, don't tell' policy Congress advances repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell' |
Reuters | BP says tricky deep-sea oil plug plan on track Reuters HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc said an ambitious deep-sea operation to choke off a gushing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico was proceeding as planned on Wednesday, while President Barack Obama cautioned Americans there was no guarantee it would work. ... Deepwater Horizon: A chronology BP could be held crimin » |
Washington Post | Results of Kandahar offensive may affect future US moves Washington Post The Obama administration's campaign to drive the Taliban out of Afghanistan's second-largest city is a go-for-broke move that even its authors are unsure will succeed. The bet is that the Kandahar operation, backed by thousands of US ... US troops, Afghan police sweep through Taliban stronghold Militants attack Kandahar air base Into Kandahar, Yesterday and Tomorrow |
Kansas City Star | Justices Rule That Sex Offenders May Be Held After Their Sentences End New York Times WASHINGTON â€" In a broad endorsement of federal power, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Congress has the authority under the Constitution to » |
ABC News | Cameron Accepts Queen's Invitation to Be British Prime Minister FOXNews Conservative Party leader David Cameron accepted Queen Elizabeth's invitation to become Britain's prime minister Tuesday night after Gordon Brown resigned following his failure to form a coalition government with another liberal party after national ... UK's Cameron brings party in from the cold Other nations' coalitions show way for Britain Cameron's first speech as PM |
The Guardian | Times Square bombing: trail that led to Faisal Shahzad The Guardian AP Faisal Shahzad is suspected of driving a bomb-laden vehicle into New York's Time Square. Photograph: Orkut.com/Reuters It was just over 53 hours from the moment the authorities say Faisal Shahzad left his failed car bomb in the heart of Manhattan ... Factbox: Suspected NY bomber a married financial analyst Pakistan doubts Taliban Times Square claim FBI 'lost' Times Square suspect Faisal Shahzad before flight |
