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US begins criminal probe of spill
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 Obama, Turkish PM speak on raid President Barack Obama spoke by telephone with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to express condolences for the deaths from Israel's raid
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| Jun.4 |
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James Clapper is pick for U.S. intel chief
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| Jun.6 |
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 Too soon to be 'pleased' with BP progress The fed's response manager to the oil disaster said that BP has made progress, but cautioned it was too early to call the effort a success
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| Jun.10 |
Washington |
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China export surge stirs U.S. anger
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| Jun.12 |
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  US urges quicker BP oil strategy A top Coast Guard official has said that BP's plans to contain oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from a blown-out well do not go far enoug...
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| Jun.14 |
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Obama: Oil spill 'will shape how US thinks' US President has said the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico will have the same impact on the US psyche as 9/11
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Obama calls for clean-energy push
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| Jun.15 |
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US oil firms 'not ready' for leak Congressional panel: The major oil companies drilling off the US coastline are as unprepared as BP for a major spil
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Obama in national address on oil  | US President has made his first national address from the Oval Office to outline his response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Barack Obama has vowed to 'make BP pay' for th... | |
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U.S. mulls more help for Kyrgyzstan
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US sends envoy to Kyrgyzstan
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| Jun.16 |
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BP to fund $20bn oil spill payout Oil giant is to put $20bn in a compensation fund for victims of the Gulf oil spill and will not pay shareholders a dividend this year
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US Congress set to grill BP chief| Tony Hayward is set to face a grilling, a day after the oil firm agreed a $20bn compensation fund for victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill | |
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| Jun.17 |
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Congress tells BP ignored oil well dangers Chief executive Tony Hayward has been told by an angry US Congressional panel his firm ignored dangers when drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
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| Jun.18 |
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Clinton: funding for Palestinian refugees
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| Jun.19 |
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Firm tied to Blackwater gets contract
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Obama hails China currency move
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BP CEO Hayward criticised for yacht trip Tony Hayward has faced fresh criticism for taking time off to go boating with his son instead of dealing with the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
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| Jun.21 |
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  US money 'reaches Taliban' Investigators say the US military has been giving tens of millions of dollars to Afghan security firms who are channelling the money to warlords
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| Jun.22 |
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 Obama 'angry' over McChrystal claims US President was angered by a magazine profile in which the top military commander in Afghanistan criticised senior administration officials
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US Gulf oil drilling ban overturned A federal court judge has blocked President Barack Obama's six-month moratorium on deep water oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
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| Jun.23 |
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  Obama fires US Afghan commander Gen Stanley McChrystal, has been dismissed by President Obama after critical comments about senior US officials in a magazine
| He will be replaced by Gen David Petraeus, who led the surge strategy in Iraq
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| Jun.24 |
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  Obama and Medvedev hail 're-set' ties | Russian President and his US counterpart have marked a warming in relations between the two countries on Mr Medvedev's first visit to America | |
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| Jun.25 |
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 US warns N Korea over 'tensions' The State Department warns North Korea against actions that could worsen regional tensions amid concern it is set for new missile tests
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| Jun.26 |
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  Obama invites Hu Jintao for state visit China's President has accepted an invitation for a state visit from US President Barack Obama
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| Jun.27 |
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Afghan war 'hard and slow' - CIA Speaking on US television Leon Panetta, the director of the CIA, has conceded that the war in Afghanistan has been 'harder and slower' than expected
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 CIA defends Blackwater contract The head of CIA has defended awarding a large contract to the controversial security company formerly known as Blackwater
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| Jun.28 |
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Kagan faces US court questioning Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Elena Kagan, is to begin her confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee
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 Feds charge 10 with spying for Russia After Medvedev visit, the Justice Department arrested on charges of being Russian agents involved in a long-term mission in the country
| They were part of an operation where agents posed as ordinary citizens, some living together as couples for years
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Supreme Court extends gun rights The court issues a ruling limiting local governments' bans on gun control, with potentially far-reaching effects.
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| Jun.29 |
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 Petraeus: Afghan fighting may worsen The man chosen to take charge of the US military in Afghanistan has warned of an escalation of violence in the coming months
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