Obama Vows End to 'Cozy' Oversight of Oil Industry - New York Times

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Obama Vows End to 'Cozy' Oversight of Oil Industry New York Times President Obama addressed the BP oil spill during a press conference at the White House, Friday. By HELENE COOPER and JOHN M. BRODER WASHINGTON â€" President Obama angrily denounced the finger-pointing among the three companies involved in the Gulf of ... Obama Rebukes Companies on 'Spectacle' of Spill Blame BusinessWeek BP Trying to Insert Tube Into Leaking Gulf Oil Pipe Bloomberg Obama slams finger-pointing as oil spill continues MarketWatch USA Today -The Associated Press -Reuters  »

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Cash couriers target of Northeast raids, source says - CNN

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Cash couriers target of Northeast raids, source says CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Raids by federal agents in Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey on Thursday are focused on a system of "cash couriers" who bring money into the United States from overseas, a source close to the investigation said. ... FBI raids in Times Square probe: What were they looking for? Christian Science Monitor Times Square Case Prompts FBI Raids in Northeast W »

BP Tells Congress Gulf Well Failed Tests Before Blast - BusinessWeek

BP Tells Congress Gulf Well Failed Tests Before Blast BusinessWeek (Updates with results from well tests in 10th paragraph. See {EXT4 } for more on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.) By Jim Efstathiou Jr. May 12 (Bloomberg) -- A Gulf of Mexico oil well failed a pressure test hours before a drilling rig exploded last month ... Mechanical failure blamed in Gulf oil spill USA Today Rig didn't pass key pressure test, WSJ reports Bizjournals.com House panel says rig's blowout preventer was faulty Reuters The Associated Press -CNNMoney -Los Angeles Times (blog)  »

Oil executives shift blame at Senate hearing - Washington Post

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Oil executives shift blame at Senate hearing Washington Post Three big oil and oil service companies  »

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Obama chooses Kagan for high court, stresses her 'restraint' - Los Angeles Times

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Pakistani Taliban Behind Times Sq. Plot, Holder Says - New York Times

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Pakistani Taliban Behind Times Sq. Plot, Holder Says New York Times More firmly and publicly than before, senior officials of the Obama administration on Sunday blamed the failed attempt to blow up a bomb in Times Square on the Pakistani Taliban, an accusation that should increase pressure on the ... Pakistani Taliban Behind Times Square Bomb Plot FOXNews US Drones Kill at Least 10 in Pakistan Voice of America US-Pakistan ties tested as evidence shows Taliban connection to Times Square ... Washington Post CNN -The Associated Press -Telegraph.co.uk  »

Sixty injured as Staten Island Ferry boat hits terminal - CNN

Sixty injured as Staten Island Ferry boat hits terminal CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Emergency personnel attend to people injured in Saturday's Staten Island Ferry crash in New York. New York (CNN) -- A ferry boat crashed into the Staten Island Ferry terminal Saturday morning, leaving at least 60 people injured, ... NY Staten Island Ferry hits dock, minor injuries Reuters Staten Island Ferry Hits Pier, Injuring Dozens W »