Reuters | Success of 'top kill' attempt remains uncertain, BP official says Washington Post The Deepwater Horizon oil spill has surpassed the size of the 1969 Santa Barbara spill and the Exxon Valdez. Here are some other historical spills. By Joel Achenbach The "top kill" on the leaking gulf oil well remained a brute-force battle Thursday ... BP oil spill: an unexpected laboratory for deep-sea disaster Obama's News Conference on the Oil Spill Big Oil's Offshore Battle |
Telegraph.co.uk | BP Used Riskier Method to Seal Oil Well Before Blast New York Times WASHINGTON â€" Several days before the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, BP officials chose, partly for financial reasons, to use a type of casing for the well that the company knew was the riskier of two options, according to a ... Government Could Reportedly Fine BP $4300 Per Oil Barrel Spilled Into Gulf Can Obama Control Oil-Spill Political Damage? Deepwater Horizon: A chronology |
CBC.ca | In Louisiana, wildlife shows effects of gulf oil spill Washington Post As BP works to control the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, local wildlife struggle for survival. By Juliet Eilperin and David A. Fahrenthold GRAND ISLE, LA. -- In the Louisiana marsh, oil-coated pelicans flap their wings in a futile attempt to dry ... Democrats on BP spill: An argument to go green BP nears decision on 'top kill' procedure BP Says It Has Paid $29M in Oil Spill Claims |
Reuters | US govt "clearly" can take over spill cleanup-BP Reuters HOUSTON, May 24 (Reuters) - It is "clearly" within the US government's power to take over operations to contain a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico from BP Plc. (BP.L), a company executive said on Monday. "I don't know of anything else we could ... In pictures: Gulf oil spill impact U.S. Officials Lash Out at BP |
Telegraph.co.uk | VP Biden Discusses Specter's Primary Defeat ABC News Vice President Biden has weighed in on his good friend Arlen Specter's loss in Pennsylvania's Democratic Senate Primary last night with a paper statement. Biden said Specter has served his state “with determination, wisdom and skill for many years. ... Race Profiles Pennsylvania Senate Dems unite for Pa. Senate nominee who beat Specter Sestak Opens Arms to White House After Accusing It of 'Illegal' Job Offer |
New York Daily News | Pakistani men held over links to Times Square bomb suspect, says FBI Times Online Two Pakistani men arrested in raids in Massachusetts yesterday have a direct connection to the Times Square bomb plot suspect, officials said. The men, held on immigration charges during one of a series of FBI raids, are » |
Reuters | Pieces still missing in NYC car bomb plot puzzle The Associated Press NEW YORK â€" The Pakistani-American who police say admitted to igniting a failed car bomb in busy Times Square has made no court appearance since his arrest early this week and, though he is cooperating, authorities remain unsure he was acting alone. ... Pakistanis Questioned in Bomb Probe |
