Archive for May, 2010

Relief for Gulf is 2 months away with another well (AP)

A supply vessel passes through oil floating near the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Louisiana, Monday, May 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP – The best hope for stopping the flow of oil from the blown-out well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico has been compared to hitting a target the size of a dinner plate more than two miles into the earth, and is anything but a sure bet on the first attempt.


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A-Rod’s 590th career homer slams Indians

Andy Pettitte was dominant on the mound and Alex Rodriguez’s grand slam highlighted the Yankees’ offensive outburst as the Bombers closed out their series with the Indians with an 11-2 win at Yankee Stadium on Monday, taking three of four.

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Bloody Israeli raid on flotilla sparks crisis (AP)

The Mavi Marmara ship, the lead boat of a flotilla headed to the Gaza Strip which was stormed by Israeli naval commandos in a predawn confrontation, sails into the port of Ashdod, Israel, Monday, May 31, 2010. Israeli naval commandos stormed a flotilla of ships carrying aid and hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists to the blockaded Gaza Strip on Monday, killing nine passengers in a botched raid that provoked international outrage and a diplomatic crisis. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)AP – Israeli commandos rappelled down to an aid flotilla sailing to thwart a Gaza blockade on Monday, clashing with pro-Palestinian activists on the lead ship in a botched raid that left at least nine passengers dead.


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Biden honors fallen troops; Obama talk rained out (AP)

President Barack Obama takes the stage in a driving rain storm to encourage the crowd to go to their cars for safety during Memorial Day ceremonies at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Ill. Monday, May 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP – Vice President Joe Biden hailed America’s fighting men and women Monday as the “spine of this nation,” while President Barack Obama’s Land of Lincoln tribute got washed out by a severe thunderstorm and high winds.


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Israel faces outrage after soldiers kill nine activists on Gaza Strip-bound flotilla

Israel is facing a diplomatic nightmare after commandos stormed blockade-busting ships bound for the Gaza Strip and killed at least 10 pro-Palestinian activists.

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Israel boat raid sparks condemnations, protests (AP)

Riot police surround pro-Palestinian Turks protesting against Israel, at the entrance of Israeli ambassador's residence in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, May 31, 2010. The Israeli military says more than 10 pro-Palestinian activists have been killed after attacking naval commandos who were halting an aid flotilla heading toward the blockaded Gaza Strip.The army says the soldiers were attacked with knives and clubs as they boarded the six vessels Monday.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)AP – Turkey withdrew its ambassador to Israel and called for an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council as condemnations erupted across Europe and the Arab world Monday over Israel’s deadly commando raid on ships taking humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip.


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Bret Michaels: ‘I would be honored’ to be Simon Cowell’s replacement on ‘Idol’

Following Bret Michaels’ comeback performance on the “American Idol” finale last week, the rocker says he may make a permanent return to the reality competition show.

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