Gulf oil spill claims process under fire
An AP review finds the $20 billion Gulf spill compensation fund mired in delays and red tape under administrator Kenneth Feinberg. Critics say openness and fairness are in doubt while tens of thousands await payments. Feinberg defends the process as fair and transparent and projects only partial need for the full fund.
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New Orleans
Barack Obama
White House
Gulf Coast
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Associated Press
Washington
Louisiana
Kenneth Feinberg
Feinberg
Obama
Steve Scalise
Gulf of Mexico
Fund
Grand Isle
Lawmakers seek funds to save Roswell cadet program
Jennings and Ezzell have filed requests for the required amount to support the statewide capital outlay program. They cite a budget shortfall and hope money could come from multiple areas since cadets come from across the state. City leaders, including Mayor Del Jurney, lobbied Gov Susana Martinez’s staff in Santa Fe to explore funding while ENMU Roswell and local officials discussed options in the Capitol.
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D-Roswell
Candy Spence Ezzell
R-Roswell
del Jurney
Santa Fe
Susana Martinez
Keith Gardner
Stubbs
Steve Henderson
Jason Perry
New Mexico
Roswell
John Madden
Capitol Building
Mattarco
Charles Bowyer
National Education Association
Education Committee
Bowyer
Obama Budget Seeks Debt Action While Proposing Cuts
President Obama outlines a 3.7 trillion budget aiming to curb deficits though debt would rise to about 21 trillion by 2016. He endorses private talks in the Senate to press lawmakers on long term reforms to Social Security and Medicare without specific cuts.
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Paul Ryan
R-Wis
Obama
Baltimore
White House
Senate
Debt Commission
Budget Committee
Kent Conrad
D-N.d
Egypt Protests Cascade Across Cairo Struggling Economy
Protests and strikes spread from Tahrir Square to banks and public services as Egypt’s economy reels from three weeks of turmoil. Bank workers demand permanent contracts, transport workers press for higher pay, and archaeologists seek jobs while Hawass faces criticism. Authorities crack down with soldiers separating clashes and a delayed stock market reopening looms.
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House Appropriations and Finance Committee
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Egypt
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Cairo
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Hawass
EgyptAir
Opera House
Aswan
Alexandria
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Minya
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