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{ Monthly Archives } June 2010

Kagan videos show nominee praising Obama

Solicitor General Elena Kagan, President Obama’s pick for the Supreme Court, has gone out of her way to avoid controversy during her legal career, but she can be seen and heard letting down her guard at times in videos posted on the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Website. Link: Kagan videos show nominee …

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BP fined $5.2 million for tribal lands inaccuracies

BP America Inc. has been fined nearly $5.2 million for submitting “false, inaccurate and misleading” reports on energy production on Southern Ute Indian tribal lands in southwestern Colorado, the Department of Interior said Wednesday. Read more from the original source: BP fined $5.2 million for tribal lands inaccuracies

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Petraeus confirmed as new U.S. Afghan commander

The Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to confirm Gen. David Petraeus as the new top U.S

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Army admits ‘unimaginable wrongs’

Army Secretary John McHugh said Wednesday that “unimaginable, unacceptable wrongs” had resulted from the mismanagement of Arlington Cemetery, one of the nation’s most hallowed burial places for its war dead. Read more: Army admits ‘unimaginable wrongs’

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Anti-terrorism chief says cleric had major role in airline bombing try

The director of the National Counterterrorism Center says the U.S. government believes that U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki had “a direct operational role” in the attempt to bring down an airliner bound for Detroit, Michigan, on Christmas Day. See the original post: Anti-terrorism chief says cleric had major role in airline …

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JFK bomb plot trial begins in New York

Opening statements have begun in the New York terrorism case of two men accused of plotting explosions at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

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Dispersants appear to break up in Gulf, EPA says

The dispersant used on the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill appears to be breaking up within weeks and is less toxic than similar products, according to preliminary testing by the Environmental Protection Agency. Follow this link: Dispersants appear to break up in Gulf, EPA says

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BP plans to get rid of safety watchdog

BP has been trying to shut down an internal safety watchdog agency it set up under congressional pressure four years ago, according to sources close to the office and a leading congressman. See original here: BP plans to get rid of safety watchdog

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Portland police reopen therapist’s complaint about Gore

Police in Portland, Oregon, say they have reopened their investigation into a massage therapist’s allegation that former Vice President Al Gore had “unwanted sexual contact” with her in 2006, a police spokeswoman said Wednesday. Continued here: Portland police reopen therapist’s complaint about Gore

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Elena Kagan shows funny side

It has long been the dream of many a liberal advocate: to have an unabashedly outspoken, cleverly articulate justice who can take on the conservative majority and inspire young progressives for decades to come — a “Scalia for the Left,” as many have called it. Read more here: Elena Kagan …

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Oregon Consumer Law and Bankruptcy News

{ Monthly Archives } June 2010

Kagan videos show nominee praising Obama

BP fined $5.2 million for tribal lands inaccuracies

Petraeus confirmed as new U.S. Afghan commander

Army admits ‘unimaginable wrongs’

Anti-terrorism chief says cleric had major role in airline bombing try

JFK bomb plot trial begins in New York

Dispersants appear to break up in Gulf, EPA says

BP plans to get rid of safety watchdog

Portland police reopen therapist’s complaint about Gore

Elena Kagan shows funny side

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