Roundup of political apology and international incidents
Sen Brownback leads a bipartisan apology at Congressional Cemetery with five Native nations in attendance amid ill conceived policies and violence by the U.S. government. Pakistan blocks Facebook over Prophet Muhammad depiction anger, court order forces outage until May 31. Iranian mothers seek access to jailed Americans amid visa permits. A fiery MOORPARK school bus crash near Universal Studios prompts quick evacuation of about two dozen third graders. no serious injuries reported.
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Sam Brownback
Kansas
U.S
Brownback
Congressional Cemetery
Washington, D.C
Jim McDermott
Washington
Lois Capps
California
Mazie Hirono
Hawaii
Cherokee Nation
Chad Smith
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Lahore
Pakistan
Facebook
Muhammad
Mohammed
South Park
Tehran
Iran
Press TV
Nora Shourd
Cindy Hickey
Laura Fattal
Dubai
Los Angeles
Universal Studios Hollywood
Flory Academy
Moorpark
California Science Center
Erik Scott
Primaries leave parties unsure of next steps
Dazed and volatile primary night shows Republicans blaming a Pennsylvania loss while Obama faces setbacks. Lincoln in Arkansas heads to a runoff with Halter, Specter exits as Sestak wins in Pennsylvania. Paul triumphs over McConnell’s pick in Kentucky as voter angst grows. Campaigns loom large with an unpredictable path to November. Brown cites desire for new faces amid economic unease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pennsylvania
Barack Obama
White House
Blanche Lincoln
Bill Halter
Arkansas
Arlen Specter
Senate
Joe Sestak
Kentucky
Mitch McConnell
Trey Grayson
Rand Paul
Congress
Obama
Neil Abercrombie
Hawaii
Charles Diou
Ed Case
Colleen Hanabusa
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Massachusetts
Scott Brown
Inventors accuse BP of ignoring ideas from public
New Orleans reports BP has received thousands of public proposals to stop the Gulf oil leak including oil-eating bacteria, bombs, and a giant shower-curtain device. BP reviews about 700 ideas but has not applied any despite ongoing top kill attempts and a potential junk shot contingency.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Dwayne Spradlin
InnoCentive Inc
Mark Salt
Salt
Gulf
Doug Suttles
BP PLC
Louisiana
Houston
Kevin Costner
Alabama
Florida Keys
Coast Guard
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Florida
U.S
Cuba
U.S. State Department
Gordon Duguid
Gerald Graham
Victoria
British Columbia
Transocean Ltd
Spradlin
InnoCentive
Massachusetts
EPA
Bryan O. Griffith
Reality TV raids spark debate over police work and danger
The Detroit case where a 7 year old girl Aiyana Stanley Jones may have been killed during a police raid filmed by The First 48 crew raises questions about reality television on law enforcement. Proponents cite accountability while critics warn of entertainment culture. Police note no compensation and caution over editing outcomes. The piece surveys how departments like Dallas Minneapolis and Memphis navigated contracts and public perception amid rising crime statistics in Detroit during a brutal month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Aiyana Stanley-Jones
Fox
Brandon Cole
A&e
Aiyana
Supreme Court
Ohio
Richard Cordray
Dallas
Kunkle
Minneapolis
Amelia Huffman
Memphis
Brian Huff
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Eric Cantor
House
Tim Kaine
Democratic Party
Felipe Calderon
Lincoln
Paul
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