Alaska oil field shutdown looms over prices and policy
BP announced severe pipeline corrosion forcing the shutdown of a major Prudhoe Bay field, signaling potential weeks to months of repair. Oil prices rose then settled, with Brent and NYMEX futures easing but remaining above prior levels. The government considers emergency stockpiles as BP and industry assess supply impacts.
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Alaska
Mary Pemberton
Associated Press
Anchorage
New York Mercantile Exchange
Europe
London
ICE Futures Exchange
Prudhoe Bay
Washington
California
Hawaii
Joe Sparano
Western States Petroleum Association
Sacramento
Calif
Sparano
U.S
Gulf Coast
Energy Department
Craig Stevens
Bob Malone
BP America
Bruce Lanni
A.G. Edwards
Washington State
Mike Abendhoff
Cherry Point
ConocoPhillips
Exxon Mobil
North Slope
Lieberman Faces Tight Connecticut Primary Battle
Democratic Senator Joe Lieberman campaigned across Connecticut as anti-war challenger Ned Lamont led a Quinnipiac poll by a small margin among likely Democratic voters. Lamont, a cable TV company owner, held 51 percent to Lieberman’s 45 percent with 3.5 percentage points margin of error.
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Hartford
Conn
Joe Lieberman
Lieberman
Ned Lamont
New Haven
Jack Ellovich
Joe
Ellovich
Lamont
Quinnipiac University
Colorado
Missouri
Michigan
Georgia
Cynthia McKinney
U.S
Wal Mart raises starting pay and caps to reshape jobs
Wal Mart announced pay reforms including higher starting wages and job class based caps in more than 1,200 stores, part of a two year effort to stay competitive amid union criticisms. The change aims to attract new workers and incentivize current staff to advance, with no pay cuts for current positions.
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Gerald Celente
Trends Research Institute
Rhinebeck
Wal-Mart
Chicago
Celeste
Wal- Mart
John Simley
Simley
WakeUpWalMart.com
WakeUpWal- Mart.com
Chris Kofinis
Don Gher
Coldstream Capital Management
Bellevue
Wash
Bentonville
Susan Chambers
Chambers
Eleven Egyptian students go missing from Montana State University
Eleven Egyptian men, ages 18 to 22, who arrived from Cairo on July 29 with valid visas, failed to report to the Bozeman campus by week’s end. FBI and ICE issued a lookout, noting no current threat, and officials expect possible removal if located.
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Washington
United States
U.S
Montana State University
John F. Kennedy International Airport
New York
Cairo
FBI
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Bozeman
Mont
Richard Kolko
Kolko
Nine die in SUV crash during Arizona border chase
An SUV carrying 21 suspected illegal immigrants rolled over near Yuma after trying to outrun Border Patrol. Nine Mexicans died, 12 injured, five critically. Officials say speed and spike strips contributed, with authorities following non-pursuit policy unless traffic violations occur.
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Yuma
Ariz
Border Patrol
Lloyd Frers
Frers
Mexico
Leon Wilmot
Veronica Lozano
United States
Foreign Relations Department
Arizona
Tr. Bonner
Bonner
Gustavo Soto
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ESRI
U.S. Oil Supply
Department of Energy
Susan Haigh
Asgadsten Bragg
Bush
Connecticut
National News
Carol
Umberlin
Gary Willis
Ottawa Express
Care Valvoline
Caro Toumberlin
Gladys Adamson
Tracy Dickey Sher
Larry Hawley
Candy Wasserrott
Wa Heral
Cedar
Ottawa
Ottawaherald.com
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