Obama lifts six month deep water oil drilling moratorium
The Obama administration ends the Gulf of Mexico deep water drilling ban amid industry pressure. New safety rules require independent inspection of each drilling stage, certified blowout preventers, and robust risk plans before permits are issued.
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Ken Salazar
Salazar
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Charlie Melancon
D-La
Louisiana
Todd Hornbeck
Covington
Census finds income drops in fast growing US areas
A widening income downturn hits Sunbelt growth regions since 2007 with whites and blacks seeing steep losses while Washington DC San Jose Boston and San Francisco buck the trend. The Census data also foreshadows political shifts from the 2010 counts affecting House seats.
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North Carolina
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Boston
William H. Frey
Brookings Institution
Census Bureau
Midwest
California
Pfizer buys King Pharma in 3.6 billion painkiller move
Pfizer agrees to acquire King Pharmaceuticals in a 3.6 billion deal aimed at expanding an abuse resistant painkiller lineup. King has pushed development of tamper resistant morphine and oxycodone drugs such as Embeda Remoxy and Acurox amid FDA encouragement and rising abuse concerns.
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King Pharmaceuticals
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Bristol
Tenn
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Clinton pushes reform drive in Sarajevo Bosnia visit
U S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in Sarajevo to urge Bosnia Herzegovina's new leadership to pursue constitutional and EU related reforms. She plans meetings with the three member presidency while highlighting the need for reforms to advance EU membership and NATO prospects amid Bosnia's ethnic divides.
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Afghanistan
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Bosnia
Philip Gordon
Europe
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Tuzla
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