Gulf oil disaster blamed on multiple parties by St. Louis paper
In a guest editorial the St. Louis Post-Dispatch argues BP America Transocean and Halliburton bear fault for the Deepwater Horizon spill while criticizing Congress and the Minerals Management Service for lax oversight. It cites safety rule delays inspection drops and missing cement safeguards.
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BP America
Transocean
Deepwater Horizon
Halliburton
Congress
U.S. Minerals Management Agency
Wall Street Journal
Interior Department
U.S
Journal
Gulf
Gulf of Mexico
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Local students win prizes in regional writing contest
In Mesa, two middle school students earned honors in the Border Regional Library Association Children’s Writing contest. Jack Zarris won first place in the intermediate category, while Laverne Miranda received honorable mention for the poem Tostada. Dr Irvin E Ashley Jr, NM Rehabilitation Center executive director, named to Middle East advisory team. three U S rehabilitation professionals to attend a 15 day conference in Nicosia Cyprus, followed by travel through Cyprus Greece Israel Egypt and Turkey.
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Mesa Middle School
Border Regional Library Association
Jack Zarris
Alice Zarris
Tostada
Laverne Miranda
Lee Miranda
Irvin E. Ashley Jr
New Mexico
Middle East
U.S
World Rehabilitation Organization of New York
Nicosia
Cyprus
Ashley
Greece
Israel
Egypt
Turkey
Immigration reform and economic realities in border states
Arizona's immigration law fuels debate on jobs and costs. Studies show illegal workers support consumer sectors and tax income, while costs to services vary. Texas data suggest revenue gains from illegals offset service costs. deportation could trigger big income losses. New Mexico and Arizona illustrate potential unintended consequences for labor markets and state economies.
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Arizona
Cato Institute
Cato
Center For Immigration Studies
U.S
Texas Comptroller's Office
Texas
Lone Star
Comptroller
New Mexico
Mexico
First Ladies and Fashion From Jackie to Barbara Bush
A look at how first ladies shaped fashion and public perception from Jacqueline Kennedy’s haute couture influence to Jackie’s France ties, Eleanor Roosevelt and Bess Truman wardrobe notes, JFK quips, Pat Nixon and Rosalynn Carter style, and Barbara Bush’s poolside photos, with fashion as a public spotlight.
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White House
Kennedy
France
Jacqueline Kennedy
Grand Central Station
Metropolitan Opera House
Random House
Pat Nixon
Rosalynn Carter
Barbara Bush
Democracy and uncertainty after Britain's tight election
The article critiques electoral democracy as imperfect and argues the recent British election produces a muddled outcome with no party holding a majority. It questions future decisiveness, notes Gordon Brown’s discredited status but Labour’s narrow seat gain, and calls for pragmatic, locally driven political approaches.
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Gordon Brown
Labour
Number 10 Downing Street
Brown
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John F. Kennedy
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Oscar de la Renta
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New York
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