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Category: newscast

May 11, 2010

BP oil spill approaches Louisiana towns BP executives face lawmakers about oil spill Financial reform bill takes on Federal Reserve Grassroots campaigns urge baseball league to boycott Arizona Experimental chemical weapons possibly used in...

May 10, 2010

BP oil spill in Gulf of Mexico threatens coastal fishing industry Obama nominates Kagan to Supreme Court US meets with Burmese opposition leader ahead of elections Afghans begin dialogue on decades of violence as...

May 7, 2010

Concerns raised over use of chemical dispersants in BP Gulf Coast oil clean up Ohio police arrest activists resisting foreclosure in Toledo neighborhood After compromise, financial reform moves closer to Senate passage UN conference...

May 6, 2010

Legal questions grow over BP and federal oversight of Gulf Coast oil rig Lawmakers announce bill to strip US citizenship from those accused of terrorism FCC releases plan to regulate broadband Internet Child labor...

May 5, 2010

Federal agency excluded BP oil rig from environmental assessment Government commission focuses on role of “shadow banking” in financial collapse Rep. Obey, influential lawmaker, will not seek re-election Three killed as Greeks protest government...

May 4, 2010

Gulf of Mexico oil disaster could influence climate change legislation British Petroleum’s past violations come under scrutiny Lawmakers consider stiff penalties for Wall Street execs School district near Philadephia says secret monitoring of students...

May 3, 2010

Coastal communities respond to massive oil disaster in Gulf of Mexico Peace activists converge in New York as nuclear non-proliferation treaty talks open Consumer advocates gather strength in fight for financial reform bill Thousands...

April 30, 2010

Democrat plan for immigration reform focuses on border security Health care reform fixes for pre-existing conditions, high premiums to go into effect On 35th anniversary of end to Vietnam War, toxic legacy continues Surge...

April 29, 2010

Paramilitary group attacks humanitarian caravan in Oaxaca, Mexico Oil spill off Gulf coast worsens as federal agencies move in Lawmakers introduce bill to oversee political ads during campaign House considers measure to allow Puerto...

April 28, 2010

Authorities struggle to contain massive oil spill in Gulf Coast Lobbyists target consumer protection in financial reform bill Calls for boycott of Arizona follow harsh immigration law Legal experts question unmanned drone attacks at...