Panel probes Gulf spill decisions by Obama panel
A presidential oil spill commission begins two days of hearings in Washington to assess Obama's response to the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the use of chemical dispersants, and the onshore versus BP PLC and federal decision making. BP's internal review cites eight failures but omits rig and cement-test details.
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Washington
Barack Obama
Gulf
Presidential Oil Spill Commission
Obama
BPPLC
Gulf of Mexico
Transocean
Halliburton Co
Dry Weather Strains Farms Across Central East
Farmers in the eastern U S report abnormally dry conditions with drought warnings across 24 Pennsylvania counties. Rick Ebert trucked in 3,000 gallons for his New Alexandria dairy, while Maryland and Kentucky see large drops in corn and burley tobacco yields. Some areas like northwestern Pennsylvania benefit from dry spells with bumper grape crops at Arrowhead Wine Cellars.
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Pittsburgh
Rick Ebert
Ebert
Will-Mar-Re
New Alexandria
Pennsylvania
Cheryl Bjornson
Penn State Cooperative Extension
Chester County
Maryland
Eastern Shore
Ed Heikes
Talbot County
Carroll County
Lawrence Meeks
Silver Run
Meeks
Kentucky
Steve Beshear
Glenn Mackie
Bourbon County
Mackie
Nick Mobilia
Arrowhead Wine Cellars Inc
North East
Erie
Mobilia
$93,000 cancer drug sparks life value debate
Boston AP reports that new cancer treatments approach $100,000 annually, with Provenge costing $93,000 and adding about four months of life for late stage prostate cancer. Critics warn insurance and Medicare face rising costs, caps bind patients, and coverage debates loom as trials adjust access and rationing.
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Boston
Bob Svensson
Svensson
Bedford
Mass
Lahey Clinic
Medicare
Celgene Corp
Genentech
Dendreon Corp
Provenge
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
M.D. Anderson
Prostate Cancer Research
Christopher Logothetis
Gleevec
Novartis AG
New England Journal of Medicine
Holly Reid
Novato
Calif
Quincy
Thea Showstack
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Accuweather
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Ohio
New Jersey
Maine
Kines
M.gctelegram
Findus
Facebook
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Knovd
Stacy Crase
Health & Fitness
Seahawks
United Way
Alta Brown
Buffalo Jones
Garfield
Georgia Matthews
Victor Ornelas
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