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Incoming BP CEO appears ready to recommit company to deepwater drilling

July 29, 2010

Robert Dudley, the man charged with rebuilding the reputation of BP Plc after the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, will slim the company to its core strength: the high-risk, high-return search for oil and gas in …

Beads of Courage competing for Pepsi Refresh grant

July 29, 2010

Beads of Courage, an Arizona based nonprofit, is competing for a $250,000 grant from Pepsi to put beads in 10 hospitals that treat children with cancer. Eric Schultz / The Huntsville Times Sydney Newton, wearing her Beads of Courage. HUNTSVILLE, AL — Beads of Courage, an Arizona based nonprofit, is competing …

Beads of Courage competing for Pepsi Refresh grant

July 29, 2010

Beads of Courage, an Arizona based nonprofit, is competing for a $250,000 grant from Pepsi to put beads in 10 hospitals that treat children with cancer. Eric Schultz / The Huntsville Times Sydney Newton, wearing her Beads of Courage. HUNTSVILLE, AL — Beads of Courage, an Arizona based nonprofit, is competing through Saturday?for…

US panel asked to consolidate oil spill lawsuits

July 29, 2010

A federal judicial panel wrestled today with perceptions of bias and conflict among both judges and geography in figuring out where to consolidate more than 300 lawsuits filed against BP PLC and other companies in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. …

DC sniper Lee Boyd Malvo claims in cable TV interview he and partner sought other snipers

July 29, 2010

Malvo and partner John Allen Muhammad are believed to have killed at least one person in Alabama robbery View full size In a Tuesday, October 26, 2004 photo, convicted sniper Lee Boyd Malvo enters a courtroom in the Spotsylvania Circuit Court in Spotsylvania, Va. Malvo, convicted in the deadly…

Gulf Shores mayor tells Congress that bank regulators are hurting Alabama coast oil spill recovery

July 29, 2010

Robert Craft says banks should be allowed to keep pre-oil spill real estate values for loans (Press-Register file/Ryan Dezember) Gulf Shores Mayor Robert Craft is telling the U.S. House Financial Services Committee this morning that tough…

Former congressman on civility tour; Jim Leach wants politicians to be nice

July 29, 2010

It's been bad before. Aaron Burr bad. Jim Leach, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities If you think the level of discourse in Congress is at a record low, it’s time for a quick history lesson, says Jim Leach, chairman of the National Endowment for…

Local attorney questions legal basis for bingo license refund

July 28, 2010

A Dothan attorney believes no legal basis was ever established for Houston County to return almost $882,000 in bingo machine license revenue to the entity that controls bingo at Country Crossing, and has asked a judge for permission to file a brief in connection

Arizona immigration law SB1070 blocked in part by federal judge

July 28, 2010

PHOENIX — A federal judge today blocked the most controversial parts of Arizona's immigration law from taking effect, delivering a last-minute victory to opponents of the crackdown. View full size (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Signs set up by opponents of the new…

100 days later, BP seeks fresh start with new CEO Robert Dudley

July 28, 2010

One hundred days after the rig explosion that set off the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, the oil giant behind it is hoping to move beyond the losses, the gaffes and the live video that ran for weeks of the busted well coughing up massive …

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