Mandelson deal cost Times about £350k (source: Guardian)

Monday, July 19th, 2010

Serialisation of controversial memoir said to have raised paper’s sales by 30,000 or more over three daysPeter Mandelson is thought to have been paid in the region of £350,000 for the rights to serialise his book in the Times, with sales understood to have…

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Obama Set for 4th Tour of Gulf Oil Spill Damage (source: CBS News)

Monday, June 14th, 2010

President’s 2-Day Trip to Region Latest in White House Offensive on Spill; Oval Office Speech, BP Meeting Planned This Week (source: CBS News) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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Video: 3rd Party Sought to Oversee BP’s Payment (source: CBS News)

Sunday, June 13th, 2010

President Obama will head back to the coast and the administration has given BP just one week to come up with a better plan to stem the flow. Admiral Thad Allen of the Coast Guard spoke with Bob Schieffer on this and how BP’s payment for damages will be ad…

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Admiral Allen expects BP plan to capture more oil (source: Reuters)

Sunday, June 13th, 2010

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, the Obama administration’s point man on the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill, said on Sunday he expected the company to offer a plan later in the day to capture more of the gushing crude.

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Obama Wants BP To Set Up Account For Spill Claims (source: NPR)

Sunday, June 13th, 2010

President Obama will demand that BP create a special account with “substantial” reserves to pay Gulf oil claims and is readying aid packages for the region, his top political adviser said Sunday.

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Return Engagement: Obama Returning to Gulf (source: ABC News)

Friday, June 4th, 2010

President Obama will return to the Louisiana Gulf Coast today for another firsthand look at efforts to stop the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and to hear directly from local residents. This is the president’s third visit to the region since the April 20 ..

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Video: White House Employment Agency (source: CBS News)

Friday, June 4th, 2010

Andrew Romanoff, Democratic Senate candidate has revealed he was offered an administration position to drop out of his race. He talks to Bob Schieffer. (source: CBS News) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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At Diner, Regulars Grade Obama’s Handling Of Spill (source: NPR)

Friday, May 28th, 2010

Reviews of President Obama’s handling of the oil spill were mixed at Dot’s Diner in Metairie, La., just outside of New Orleans.

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Obama: U.S. Will Aid Chile (source: CBS News)

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

President Also Urges Caution For Tsunami Zone in Pacific (source: CBS News) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

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U.S. military monitoring situation after Chile quake (source: Houston Chronicle)

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

The Pentagon says it’s had no reports that the big earthquake in Chile has affected the U.S. military in the region — on land or at sea. (source: Houston Chronicle) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com

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