Texas Oil Spill Contained After 462000 Gallons Spill
A massive Exxon Mobil spill near Beaumont involved 462000 gallons of oil after a collision with barges. By Monday about 220000 gallons had evaporated or been recovered. Evacuations occurred in Port Arthur as air tests continued with two oiled birds found. Coast Guard led a 60+ vessel, 550-person response to contain the 2 mile Sabine Neches Waterway spill before reopening the channel.
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Dallas
Texas
Exxon Mobil Corp
Beaumont
U.S. Coast Guard
Port Arthur
Coast Guard
Shipping Company
Texas General Land Office
Jim Suydam
Galveston
Sabine Neches Waterway
Houston
Gulf
Suydam
Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
Tom “Smitty” Smith
Public Citizen
Larry Chambers
Bomb attacks target Baghdad hotels kill 37 injure 100 plus
Three coordinated blasts struck the Sheraton Ishtar Babylon and Hamra hotels near the Green Zone in Baghdad. At least 37 people died and more than 100 were wounded as officials tied the strikes to ongoing security lapses ahead of March elections. No group claimed responsibility. Western news offices housed at Hamra and Babylon reported no Western casualties. Police described gunfire and a checkpoint attack followed by a car bomb at Hamra.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Aii
Sheraton Hotel
Abu Nawas Esplanade
Tigris River
Sheraton Ishtar
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc
Sheraton
Babylon Hotel
Hamra Hotel
Hamra
Washington Post
McClatchy
NBC
Los Angeles Times
Abu Ahmed
Ahmed
Babylon
U.S
Encanto gateway links NM universities to boost high wage jobs
NMMI Richardson touts Encanto as a driver for high wage jobs and economic growth in New Mexico. Gateway sites include UNM, NMSU, ENMU, WNMU, NM Tech, Santa Fe CC, San Juan College and the State Capitol. 3-D learning, real time video conferencing, and remote guest lectures expand access at Roswell and other sites.
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Richardson
New Mexico
Encanto
University of New Mexico
New Mexico State University
Eastern New Mexico University
Western New Mexico University
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Santa Fe
Roswell
Einhorn
Acone
Record
States raise unemployment taxes amid jobless aid strain
Tax increases follow soaring jobless claims as states borrow from the federal government to cover benefits. Florida's minimum tax jumps from 8.40 to 100.30 per employee, Hawaii's average tax soars from about 90 to over 1000, Maryland's minimum from 51 to 187 and maximum from 765 to about 1150, with 33 states raising next year.
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National Association of State Workforce Agencies
States
Florida
Hawaii
Maryland
Obama plans three year budget freeze with limited cuts
President proposes a three year budget freeze affecting non military agencies as part of the February 1 plan. Exemptions include the Pentagon veterans programs foreign aid and Homeland Security with potential savings reaching 250 billion over a decade.
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Congress
Obama
Pentagon
Veterans Programs
Foreign Aid
Homeland Security Department
United Way donors praised Roswell community support
Rolla Hinkle cited strong local backing as United Way of Chaves County collected funds. The drive supports 14 partner agencies including American Red Cross Assureance Home Boy Scouts Conquistador Council and others in Roswell.
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Rolla Hinkle
Roswell
United Way of
Chaves County
American Red Cross
Assurance Home
Boy Scouts —Conquistador Council
Boys & Girls Clubs of
Haiti faces hunger as U.N. tents stretch short supply
Uruguayan U.N. peacekeepers fired pepper spray to scatter thousands in Champs de Mars as looting for U.S. flag emblazoned beans and rice left many without food. Haiti eyes shelter for up to 1 million, while President Preval appeals for 200,000 tents amid plans for a large tent city near Port-au-Prince.
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U.N
U.S
Champs de Mars Plaza
Espiegle Amilcar
Haiti
International Organization For Migration
Rene Preval
Port-au-Prince
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