Gulf oil rig disaster anniversary marked by vigils and vows
On the anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon explosion 11 workers died. President Obama pledged accountability for BP and others. BP sued Transocean for at least 40 billion and Cameron International over the failed blowout preventer. Beach tourism resumes as Gulf shows signs of recovery.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Barack Obama
Gulf
Transocean
Cameron International
Obama calls GOP Medicare plan radical at Facebook town hall
President Obama denounces a GOP plan to convert Medicare to a voucher system and cut Medicaid during a Facebook town hall in Palo Alto. He argues bipartisan deal possible as he proposes raising taxes on high earners to fund deficit reduction. Zuckerberg supports tax increase, prompting audience laughter and applause.
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Associated Press
Palo Alto
Calif
Barack Obama
Obama
Congress
Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg
Bill Clinton
Himself
Zuckerberg
Photojournalists killed in Libya in Misrata siege
Two Western photojournalists were killed and two injured while covering battles in Misrata, Libyan government forces shelling the city. Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros died in the violence. colleagues Guy Martin and Michael Christopher Brown were wounded.
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Associated Press
Misrata
Libya
Tim Hetherington
U.S
Afghanistan
Johanna Ramos Boyer
Tripoli Street
Hetherington
Martin
the Post
Hondes
The
Post
Guy Martin
Panos Photo Agency
Michael Christopher Brown
Muammar Gaddafi
NATO
Washington
White House
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Blairs Ferry RD
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