Palestinians aim to join more UN agencies

chinadaily 01-NOV-11

Senate Dems plan new tax to pay for jobs bill

CBSnews 05-OCT-11

Top House Republican vows no disaster aid hold-up (AP)

news 08-SEP-11

FEMA funding faces now familiar congressional wrangling

cnn 30-AUG-11

Gulf to open up for oil and gas leases

latimes 20-AUG-11

Suu Kyi wants dam project halted

javno 12-AUG-11

Republicans turn up heat on Obama over oil prices

reuters 27-APR-11

As gas prices soar, GOP uses Gulf oil-spill anniversary to blast Obama energy policies

latimes 20-APR-11

Obama to delay next year's budget proposal by week (AP)

news 28-DEC-10

MDA: 30 injured after train carriage catches fire

yediotaharonot 28-DEC-10

The Caucus: Clinton Holds Court in Briefing Room

IHT 11-DEC-10

Bush autobiography says he considered dumping Cheney (AFP)

news 03-NOV-10

U.S. lifts moratorium on deepwater drilling in Gulf of Mexico

latimes 13-OCT-10

Party leaders set battle lines for November election

cnn 30-SEP-10

Fake pimp from ACORN videos tries to 'punk' CNN correspondent

cnn 29-SEP-10

APNewsBreak: BP, feds in talks over spill fines (AP)

news 28-SEP-10

US commission told 50 percent of oil spill remains in Gulf (AFP)

news 27-SEP-10

Embezzlement accusation 'frivolous,' O'Donnell says

washtimes 21-SEP-10

Boxer vs. Fiorina: A Dead Heat in California Senate Race

time 01-SEP-10

Hearing to look at the progress and challenges 5 years after Katrina

cnn 27-AUG-10

Allen 'satisfied' with dispersant use

cnn 01-AUG-10

BP Hires Former FEMA Head for Gulf Recovery

CBSnews 30-JUL-10

Offshore drilling moratorium: good for the Gulf, bad for the economy?

csmonitor 27-JUL-10

BP says no decisions have been made on changing management

cnn 26-JUL-10

BP stands by CEO amid exit reports

cnn 25-JUL-10

BP shares rise on oil leak news

bbc 16-JUL-10

New ban on deepwater oil drilling issued

cnn 13-JUL-10

US snubs oil drilling court order

aljazeera 23-JUN-10

Rep. Joe Barton and oil industry have long history

latimes 19-JUN-10

Mounting spill costs slam BP's shares

euronews 10-JUN-10

Stuck blade stalls BP effort to cap well

cnn 02-JUN-10

Obama to inspect Gulf oil spill damage

RTERadio 28-MAY-10

Barack Obama defends oil leak response

RTERadio 27-MAY-10

BP begins ‘top kill’ to plug oil leak

ft 26-MAY-10

BP begins ‘top kill’ to plug oil leak

ft 26-MAY-10

Federal officials lash out at BP

latimes 24-MAY-10

Anger mounts over Gulf oil spill

RTERadio 23-MAY-10

Obama forms oil spill panel

aljazeera 22-MAY-10

Congressman wants Gulf health centers to aid workers hit by oil spill

cnn 21-MAY-10

BP told to find new dispersant

cnn 20-MAY-10

BP told to find new dispersant

cnn 20-MAY-10

US agency tells BP to try other oil dispersants

alertnet 20-MAY-10

Oil trails in Gulf of Mexico are up to 10 miles long as BP continues its fight to stem flow from broken rig

dailymail 16-MAY-10

Obama slams oil spill blame game

aljazeera 15-MAY-10

Oil clean up technologies 'primitive,' experts say

cnn 14-MAY-10

Specter, former critic, calls Kagan 'forthcoming' (AP)

news 13-MAY-10

Senators to unveil climate bill

bbc 12-MAY-10

Gulf of Mexico oil spill costs hit BP shares

telegraph 11-MAY-10

Gulf of Mexico oil spill costs hit BP shares

telegraph 11-MAY-10

Wind shift threatens Louisiana coast with oil slick, governor says

cnn 10-MAY-10

BP wrestles with oil spill hitch

bbc 09-MAY-10

Huge oil dome prepped near seafloor

cnn 08-MAY-10

Dome arrives in oil-polluted Gulf

thesun 06-MAY-10

Gulf of Mexico oil spill: Funnel that could stem the flow

dailymail 05-MAY-10

BP claims absolute responsibility for oil cleanup

latimes 04-MAY-10

As oil nears Gulf Coast, experts issue dire warnings

cnn 02-MAY-10

Oil spill "reaches land" along Louisiana coast

euronews 30-APR-10

Oil spill five times as large as earlier thought

latimes 29-APR-10

House lawmakers call for National Guard at border

cnn 28-APR-10

US to set fire to oil rig leak

bbc 28-APR-10

BP profits double as oil price jumps

telegraph 27-APR-10

Sunk oil rig sparks fears of environmental crisis

channel4news 26-APR-10

Oil well hit by fatal explosion produces slick the size of Hong Kong

thetimes 25-APR-10

New oil-rig safety rules eyed even before blast (AP)

news 24-APR-10

Barack Obama: ‘oil spill is No 1 priority’

thetimes 23-APR-10

U.S. Coast Guard in search for 11 missing workers after giant oil rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico

dailymail 22-APR-10

Haiti relocates quake survivors

euronews 11-APR-10

Barack Obama opens up vast areas of US coast to oil and gas drilling

telegraph 01-APR-10

Obama to permit Atlantic oil exploration

ft 31-MAR-10

Clyburn: Not enough votes yet to pass health care bill

washtimes 14-MAR-10

American missionary 'mixed' upon release from Haitian jail

cnn 09-MAR-10

Pelosi eyes shortcut for health care

cnn 27-FEB-10

The Note: Health Care Redux

ABCnews 08-FEB-10

Landrieu elected New Orleans mayor

washtimes 08-FEB-10

New Orleans finds time for mayoral vote

latimes 07-FEB-10

Activist issues statement about Landrieu incident

latimes 30-JAN-10

Health Care Reform Hopes "On Life Support"

CBSnews 29-JAN-10

Activist Touted 'Project' Before Phone Tamper Case

ABCnews 28-JAN-10

Four arrested for phone tapping in 'Louisiana Watergate'

thetimes 27-JAN-10

4 men charged with U.S. Senate office infiltration in New Orleans

cnn 26-JAN-10

Health Care Bill Clears Second Senate Vote

CBSnews 22-DEC-09

Key backing sets up possible health care vote by Christmas

cnn 20-DEC-09

Health care overhaul bill slowed by read-a-thon (AP)

news 16-DEC-09

Polls show dim support for health care bill

washtimes 10-DEC-09

Obama lauds health care deal, but others raise concerns

cnn 09-DEC-09

Senate debates health care, rejects GOP amendment

cnn 06-DEC-09

McChrystal sells Obama war plan

aljazeera 03-DEC-09

Obama to send 30,000 troops to Afghanistan

RTERadio 02-DEC-09

Debate opens on health bill; Democrats divided (AP)

news 30-NOV-09

To Pass, Health Bill May Have To Ditch Public Option

NPRnews 25-NOV-09

Splits widen for Democrats over health reform

ft 23-NOV-09

US Army Corps at fault for hurricane levee failures: judge

turkishpress 23-NOV-09

Senate vote on Obama’s health Bill is start to months of debate

thetimes 22-NOV-09

Senate healthcare vote 'assured'

bbc 21-NOV-09

Teamsters buck Senate health bill over tax

washtimes 20-NOV-09

[ said]: I am for entitlement reform,

IHT 11-NOV-11

[-said]: Many of these children are strong, resilient, smart and hard-working, but we treat them as if they're broken, and that's a problem. We have to give them an opportunity to be in a stronger setting,

ABCnews 31-OCT-11

[-said]: Nobel can’t do it all. They are an important player. They were the first, the pioneer, but they will themselves tell you that in order to have a robust industry you have to have many other dimensions of this industry other than the operators themselves,

jrep 26-OCT-11

[-said]: We helped to invent the offshore oil and gas industry and that is specifically why I am here, to understand more about this extraordinary find,

jrep 26-OCT-11

[ said]: ‘If you like the insurance that you have, you will be able to keep it’,

ABCnews 04-OCT-11

[ said]: In the bill that the governor is now saying that he is not for, there is a national non-profit option that is the same choices that members of Congress and federal employees have,

ABCnews 04-OCT-11

[ replied]: You never had that choice to begin with,

ABCnews 04-OCT-11

[ said]: The president never campaigned on it,

ABCnews 04-OCT-11

[ said]: The president got off to a good start. If he would stay on that message, I think we'd have a good chance,

latimes 23-SEP-11

[-said]: You cannot budget for disaster relief in six-week segments,

reuters 16-SEP-11

[ said]: I have said for months that I am not supporting a repeal of tax cuts for the oil industry unless there are other industries that contribute,

ruvr 15-SEP-11

[ said]: I would have liked to have seen a greater emphasis on domestic energy production and a special focus on water and flood protection for the nation,

ibtimes 09-SEP-11

[-said]: We should address emergency aid in the way we traditionally have in the past — without political strings attached,

AP 31-AUG-11

[-said]: We should address emergency aid in the way we traditionally have in the past - without political strings attached,

newschannel5 30-AUG-11

[-said]: We should address emergency aid in the way we traditionally have in the past without political strings attached,

news 30-AUG-11

[-said]: The most important thing that we can do after disasters -- and I hope they are listening on the East Coast [affected by Hurricane Irene] -- is build your schools first,

upi 29-AUG-11

[-said]: s very encouraging to see such positive results from the MDRC study,

finanznachrichten 15-JUL-11

[-said]: There are serious cuts being implemented now,

usaToday 18-JUN-11

[ said]: This is not about finding a solution,

AP 18-JUN-11

[ said]: I really don’t want to get involved,

news 16-JUN-11

[ said]: After hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Ike -- as well as the oil spill -- Louisiana can ill-afford another large-scale disaster,

cnn 11-MAY-11

[-said]: It's a shame that this industry hasn't been appreciated for all of the good that it does,

newschannel5 11-MAY-11

[ said]: After hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Ike -- as well as the oil spill -- Louisiana can ill afford another large-scale disaster,

cnn 11-MAY-11

[-said]: We will not get a second chance to get this right,

upi 11-MAY-11

[ said]: It is the closest it's been to shore through this response,

EgyptianGazette 14-MAR-11

[-said]: It would be a real mistake to defund it,

news 10-MAR-11

[ said]: You can't just pick a figure out of the air and just slash,

AP 05-MAR-11

[-said]: Checked bagged fees are increasing, it looks like, the cost to TSA because people don't want to pay the fees so they are not checking bags and putting more on the planes,

msnbc 04-MAR-11

[-said]: We know there are attempts to take down aircraft in America that are ongoing. We have been successful in preventing it so far. This (Obama administration) budget continues our efforts to be successful,

cnn 03-MAR-11

[-said]: Although Olympia and I are members of different political parties, we are first and foremost Americans,

cnn 21-JAN-11

[-said]: One of the reasons is because people in America are falling in love with Ethiopian children,

voanews 14-DEC-10

John Williams [ stated]: The Southern Shrimp Alliance is extremely thankful for the testimony of Senators Mary Landrieu, Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker in support of the antidumping orders,

earthtimes 02-FEB-11