Government fails to curb Gulf spill while BP pays price
The White House pushes BP to establish a 20 billion dollar fund to cover spill damages, while critics say the administration oversteps and cap and trade would not solve the crisis. Republicans accuse Obama of exploiting the disaster for energy policy aims. The piece argues for legislative liability reform and cautions against broad administrative power.
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Today in History June 23 highlights span births and approvals
On June 23 history marks the 1960 FDA approval of Enovid as the first oral contraceptive in the United States. It also notes the 1860 act creating the Government Printing Office and the 1910 birth of French playwright Jean Anouilh in Bordeaux.
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Four BLM employees receive federal length of service awards
Howard S. Gebel Jr and Mary Lou Lopez each receive 20 years of service, Timothy R. Kreager 10 years, and Mack Wiseman 30 years. Staff Sgt Orlando J. Carr, son of Roswell residents, earns the Army Achievement Medal in Aschaffenburg West Germany. Carr is a 1975 Goddard High School graduate and a direct-fire infantryman with the 3rd Infantry Division.
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New Deal remembered in New Mexico history book signing
Kathryn Flynn and Richard Polese recount New Deal programs in New Mexico from 1933 to 1942 in The New Deal A 75th Anniversary Celebration. The piece notes CCC camps across the state, Federal Art and Writers Projects, Rural Electrification, and local impacts. Flynn signs July 5 at Garcia Street Books in Santa Fe.
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Bonhoeffer Biography Highlights Faith and Sacrifice
The new biography Dietrich Bonhoeffer by Eric Metaxas chronicles the theologian's life from his scholarly family background to his time in the United States and Harlem church encounters. It covers Bonhoeffer’s moral struggle over joining the plot to kill Hitler and the risks he faced in a state church confrontation.
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Reality check for Afghanistan war as spring debate grows
Afghan war realities set in as US allies plan exit and Taliban resilience persists. Congress worries over Pentagon progress amid rising casualties while Kabul sees limited gains and a looming summer of tough fighting. Karzai eyes talks as July 2011 withdrawal deadline pressures policy choices.
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