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Latest BP Oil Spill Took Place at Facility Employee Warned Was “Operating in Unsafe Condition“
(Photo: pixelflake) A pipeline operated by BP that ruptured over the weekend and spilled as much as 4,200 gallons of methanol, crude oil and other fluids into …
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Republican “Cut, Cap and Balance” Plan Would Require a 25 Percent Cut in Every Government Program
House Republicans are planning to hold a vote tomorrow on the radical “cut, cap, and balance” plan, which stipulates that the federal debt ceiling only be raised if a …
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Cameron Calls in Parliament as the Hacking Scandal Grows
London - Prime Minister David Cameron cut short an African trip on Monday and ordered a special parliamentary session back home to debate the widening phone-hacking scandal just hours …
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Scotland Yard Leader Quits Over Tabloid Scandal
London - Britain’s top police official resigned on Sunday, the latest casualty of the phone-hacking scandal engulfing British public life, just hours after Rebekah Brooks, the former chief executive …
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Scotland Yard Chief Quits Over Murdoch Hacking Scandal
London - The commissioner of London’s Metropolitan Police Services, Sir Paul Stephenson, resigned his post on Sunday just hours after his officers arrested Rebekah Brooks, the former chief of …
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Former Bush Special Counsel Wants a “Do-Over” on Guilty Plea
Scott Bloch, the former special counsel to President George W. Bush, requested to withdraw his guilty plea to a misdemeanor contempt of Congress charge. (Photo: U.S. Office of Special …
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Obama Proposal for Collaborative Ocean Policy Draws Skepticism, Support
Obama's 2011 budget includes requests to fund a more comprehensive, integrated new ocean policy, including $12 million for a massive marine spatial planning program. (Photo: Mister.Tee) Portland, …
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British Police Arrest Rebekah Brooks in Phone Hacking Scandal
The final edition of The News of the World. The once top-selling Sunday tabloid ordered the hacking of the phone of a 13-year-old girl, Milly Dowler, who was abducted …
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State Fracking Rules Could Allow Drilling Near New York City Water Supply Tunnels
The latest draft of guidelines for hydraulic fracturing in New York could open the door to drilling within 1,000 feet of aging underground tunnels that carry water to New …
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Slow Flow of Immigrants Already Impacting California Farms?
The number of immigrants illegally crossing into the United States from Mexico has declined according to a new study, and some California farmers are already seeing the effects on …