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Oil agency chief quits under pressure
Erica Werner, Matthew Daly
Departure of Minerals Management Service Director Elizabeth Birnbaum comes hours before Obama's planned presser
Obama freezes oil drilling permits
Ben Nuckols, Greg Bluestein
Obama to call for a six-month moratorium on new oil drilling permits; BP waits to see if mud can stop oil spill
Workers describe failures on Gulf oil rig
Mike Baker, Michael Kunzelman, Jeff Donn
As the "top kill" is implemented, harrowing details emerge of the hours before the explosion and who is to blame
BP begins “top kill” effort to stop Gulf oil leak
Mike Baker, Greg Bluestein
A new leak could occur if equipment fails. President Obama says, "No guarantees"
The Sestak affair: High crime or politics as usual?
Joe Conason
Right-wing pundits claim the alleged White House offer was criminal. But nonpartisan lawyers disagree
BP begins novel effort to try to stop Gulf oil
Mike Baker, Greg Bluestein
According to the company, it could be a couple of days before we see results
Coast Guard gives BP OK to try to stop oil leak
Mike Baker, Greg Bluestein
Start time not finalized yet
No easy options for getting out of Afghanistan
Ahmed Rashid
Sharing power with the Taliban is unpleasant, but probably inevitable
BP yet to make call on latest bid to stop Gulf oil
Mike Baker, Greg Bluestein
The oil company must decide whether to go forward with an experimental plan to plug the massive leak
1,200 National Guard troops won’t fix the border problem
Alex Pareene
Nor will they make John McCain stop complaining
Obama to send 1,200 troops to Mexico border
Erica Werner, Jacques Billeaud
McCain wants 6,000 National Guardsmen, says extra $500 million for law enforcement isn't enough
Oil well “top kill” plug readied; agency rapped
Matthew Daly
New method has a 60-70 percent chance of working. Interior Department issues damning report on regulators
Obama, Corker clash in private meeting
Laurie Kellman
Lead GOP negotiator on Wall Street bill conflicts with the president on claims of party bipartisanship
Vaughn Ward, the most incompetent candidate in America
Alex Pareene
Idaho GOPer Vaughn Ward doesn't know what Puerto Rico is, forgot to vote in '08, and plagiarized from Barack Obama
McCain: J.D. Hayworth is dumb
Mike Madden
A new Web ad for the Arizona senator pounces on a gaffe by his GOP primary foe to portray him as ridiculous
Meth, porn use by offshore drilling agency staff
Matthew Daly
Staff at the agency's Louisiana office also accepted gifts from oil and gas companies
War on whistle-blowers intensifies
Glenn Greenwald
Yet another prosecution from the Obama DOJ for an act the president once hailed as "courageous patriotism"
BP tells feds key areas probed as Gulf spill cause
Greg Bluestein, Matt Brown
Investigation continues, with chief executive pointing to "an unprecedented combination of failures"
Dear “24”: I loved you, but I’m glad it’s over
Sam Adams
As the once-glorious show ends on its own solid terms, a loyal fan assesses the bad times, and the good
White House backs compromise on gays in military
Philip Elliott
Proposal would remove "don't ask, don't tell," but implementation time is unknown
Oil spill: Salazar gets mad at wrong villain
Andrew Leonard
Instead of blasting BP, the secretary of the Interior should be making sure his own regulators do their job
Obama: If LeBron is looking, Bulls have good core
The Associated Press
The president thinks the Cleveland basketball star should take a look at his Chicago hometown favorites
Kendrick Meek: The odd man out in Florida?
Joy-Ann Reid
Democrats are starting to abandon him for Charlie Crist in Florida's Senate race. Is he officially doomed?
On immigration, Obama is bound by race and politics
Richard Benjamin
His image depends on a racial identity even while downplaying it. Which makes confronting immigration problematic
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