Iraq regains border oil well and signs Shell Petronas deal
Iraq recaptured the remote Well No 4 at the al Fakkah field from Iran and moved toward a major oil development with Royal Dutch Shell and Petronas. Oil officials hailed the accord as proof of investor confidence despite security concerns. Separately Dutch sailor Laura Dekker was found in St Maarten after running away, and Citadel Broadcasting filed for Chapter 11 protection.
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Iran
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Shell- Petronas
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Elaibi
U.S
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Adm
Mike Mullen
Obama
Mullen
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Israel
United States
the Hague
Netherlands
Laura Dekker
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St. Maarten
Dekker
NOS
de Volkskrant
Child Protection Agency
Citadel Broadcasting Corp
Citadel
Kabc-Am
Los Angeles
Wls-Am
Chicago
WABC
Wplj-Fm
New York
Kgo-Am
San Francisco
Don Imus
Rush Limbaugh
Joe Scarborough
Mark Levin
Senate moves toward health vote amid partisan clash
Senate Democrats push health care legislation toward a make or break test vote with a 60 vote requirement. Republicans vow resistance as rhetoric sharpens with Sen. Coburn accusing the process of corruption and Sen. Whitehouse warning of a judgment day for truth. Nelson's support narrows the path to passage, while abortion related changes draw criticism from Nebraska Right to Life and bishops. If blocked, final vote could slip to Christmas Eve.
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Tom Coburn
R-Okla
Harry Reid
Dev
White House
Sheldon Whitehouse
Rhode Island
Barack Obama
Nebraska
Ben Nelson
Nelson
Northeast Storm Dumps Record Snow Across Coast
A weekend blizzard blanketed the East Coast from Virginia to New England with record snowfalls. Providence sees 13.4 inches. Philadelphia 23.2 inches. New York City nearly 11 inches while New Jersey and Long Island report over two feet in parts. Travel disruptions spike as airports cancel about 1,200 flights.
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Emma
Massachusetts
Chloe Kline
Reagan National Airport
Washington
New Jersey
National Weather Service
Philadelphia
Medford
N.J
T.E Green
Warwick
New York City
Long Island
Upton
Patrick Malou
New York
Michael Bloomberg
Malou
Obama aims to curb secrecy with declassification push
President Obama plans a year end executive order to declassify Cold War papers, establishing a National Declassification Center and directing agencies to update classification guides. The move would slow the immediate release of 400 million pages while improving transparency and parsing sensitive records.
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Washington
Barack Obama
Obama
Information Security Oversight Office
Afghanistan
Berlin Wall
Channel trains suspended indefinitely after Channel Tunnel glitches
London reports Eurostar halted services between Britain, France and Belgium due to snow causing ingested power train issues. Over 55,000 passengers affected. 2,000 stranded inside the tunnel for hours. Test runs conducted show improvements, but no guarantee of Tuesday resumption.
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Europe
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Channel Tunnel
England
France
Belgium
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BBC
Richard Brown
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