 Moneycontrol.com | BP's Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Response Costs Rise to $8 Billion Bloomberg BP Plc said the cost of its response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the worst in US history, has reached about $8 billion. The company removed the capping stack on top of the Deepwater Horizon ... Oil rig catches fire in gulf; leak unlikely Latest Gulf oil rig problem differs from BP spill BP spill costs hit $8 bln, relief effort continues |
 CBC.ca | Wind, rain from Hurricane Earl buffet North Carolina Reuters MANTEO, NC, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl battered North Carolina's coast with rain, winds and waves on Friday and swirled up the US eastern seaboard toward New England and Canada as a weakened but still dangerous storm. ... Powerful, enormous Earl bearing down on East Coast NJ and Del. prepare for worst of Hurricane Earl - despite a pleasant forecast Earl weaker, still powerful, winds hit Outer Banks |
 In-Forum | 1 in custody at Miami airport; 4 concourses shut Washington Post AP MIAMI -- Federal officials say a passenger has been taken into custody after screeners detected something suspicious in a checked bag at Miami International Airport. A statement by the Transportation Security Administration says its investigators, ... Police bomb squad checks suspicious item report at Miami airport; 4 concourses ... Four Miami Airport Concourses Evacuated Suspicious package evacuates two concourses at MIA |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Justice sues Ariz. sheriff for documents Washington Post The Justice Department sued Joe Arpaio, sheriff of Arizona's Maricopa County, on Thursday, saying his office has repeatedly declined to hand over documents to federal investigators examining whether his aggressive tactics against ... Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio sued by feds Justice Dept. Sues Sheriff Over Bias Investigation US sues Arizona sheriff over bias probe |
 New York Times (blog) | Arizona candidates (and voters) draw a blank Arizona Republic There will be no second debate, not after the silent, stumbling, 13-second stupor that Gov. Deer-In-The-Headlights opened with on Wednesday night. Jan Brewer's handlers will never again allow her to sit in a room ... Brewer-Goddard debate: Here's who had the facts Arizona governor stumbles during debate Ariz. governor's long pause during debate |
 Chicago Tribune | Quinn: Prisons chief Michael Randle wasn't forced out Chicago Tribune Gov. Pat Quinn said Thursday that he did not force his embattled corrections chief to resign over a botched prisoner early release program and defended Michael Randle's job performance during his short time in ... Digest Critics: Ill. Lottery Contract Cloaked in Secrecy Embattled Illinois prisons chief resigns |
 New York Daily News | Media Still Missing Message of Restoring Honor Rally FOXNews This is a rush transcript from "Glenn Beck," September 2, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. Look, I'm not challenging anybody's faith â not challenging anybody's faith. I'm trying to understand where policies come from. ... Mormons have mixed views of Beck's rise Glenn Beck, Fox News host, the most loved AND hated in cyber world: report Glenn Beck fails to restore honor |
 The Economist | President Obama's upcoming Cleveland trip blends economic hopes with political ... Plain Dealer View full sizeOlivier Douliery / Abaca Press via MCTPresident Barack Obama will visit Cleveland on Wednesday. WASHINGTON, DC â Three weeks after coming to Ohio to promote remedies for the ailing economy, President Barack Obama will return Wednesday, ... Obama to hold press conference next Friday Obama to hold news conference next week UDATE 1-Obama to hold press conference next Friday |
 Los Angeles Times | With cash in bank, Brown puts race in high gear San Francisco Chronicle (09-02) 19:24 PDT OAKLAND -- The political moment that eager California Democrats and some curious Republicans have been waiting for has arrived: Jerry Brown has begun a visible campaign for governor. He appeared in public Thursday at a sparsely ... Gubernatorial candidate Brown says he can bring Californians together Brown, Latino leaders fire back at Whitman In California, Meg Whitman leans less overtly on Pete Wilson |
 Washington Post | President to aides: Find economic spark CNN After talking about unemployment numbers, President Obama will give two big economic speeches next week. Washington (CNN) -- After a week mostly focused on Iraq and Mideast diplomacy, it's back to the ... Christina Romer's White House days ending White House: No second stimulus being considered White House: No "Big New Stimulus Plan" Coming |