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News in Brief: BP Estimates Leak at 100,000 Barrels of Oil a Day, and More
BP estimates 100,000 barrels of oil per day are gushing into the Gulf, according to Reuters. The Reuters report comes days after CEO Tony Hayward's Gulf responsibilities were transferred …
Disappointing Finance Bill Still Has Issues Worth Fighting for
The financial reform bill in its final stages of legislative action did not break up the big banks, reinstate Glass-Steagall, reign in bonuses and executive salaries, or stop the …
E.J. Dionne Jr. | How Obama Changed the Right
Washington - Barack Obama's campaign promise of change did not include a pledge to transform American conservatism. But one of his presidency's major legacies may be a revolution on …
We Won, Dad, but I’m Lost: Lessons From Tiger, Lance and Andre
Here’s a story that gets me thinking every Father's Day.
Turkey Bombs Kurds in Northern Iraq After PKK Attack
After the PKK attacks killed 12 Turkish soldiers this weekend, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that his government will not rest until the Kurdish rebels are …
Life Aboard the Drilling Rig That’s the Gulf’s Last Hope
Aboard the Development Driller II — The men who spend weeks at a time aboard these deepwater rigs are accustomed to drilling in relative solitude out in the waters …
Not All Environmentalists Pleased With Climate Legislation
One would think that the environmental community would be united behind what is being hailed by some as the most significant and important piece of climate legislation to ever …
First Signs of Strain in Kandahar Offensive
Amid the confusion over the latest US-led mission, body bags provide a sobering certainty. Kandahar, Afghanistan – At Kandahar Airfield, medics in the trauma ward waited for a helicopter …
Arab-Israeli Parliamentarian Fights Death Threats
Ramallah, West Bank - “I stopped counting after I had received 50 death threats. I told my secretary not to tell me about them any more,” Arab-Israeli Knesset (parliament) …
Did Democrats’ Deal With the NRA Kill Campaign Finance Reform?
At issue is a deal brokered by the House Democratic leadership to exempt the powerful National Rifle Association and others from disclosure requirements in a new campaign finance law. …