Thursday, April 29, 2010

STORIES OF THE DAY (4-29-2010)

AM STORY LINKS

Cape Wind OK’d in a first for the nation. Opponents vow lawsuit to continue nine-year battle. (Boston Globe)
Facebook Group 'Praying' For President Obama's Death Passes 1 Million Members. (Huffington Post)
Oil spill five times as large as earlier thought
Another leak has been found near the site where a drilling rig sank last week.
(Los Angeles Time)

Bonus: Interactive presentation on burning spilled oil. (Los Angeles Time)


NOON STORY LINKS

US government sends skimmers, booms, other gear to help contain Gulf of Mexico oil spill. (Sun Sentinel)
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown fights to salvage his campaign after 'bigot' blunder. (Times Of London)
The Carbonator- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's master plan to make climate change go hasta la vista. (Mother Jones)


EVENING STORY LINKS

The president has conducted his first known interview for the vacant Supreme Court seat. (New York Magazine)
Despite more than $1 billion spent to protect public transit, U.S. subway systems are only now starting to address threats. (Center For Public Integrity)
Three decades into the personal-computer revolution; how all the freedom created chaos. (Newsweek)


LATE NIGHT STORY LINKS

Global warming can give you kidney stones and a whole bunch of other ailments—and therein lies a major problem for the health insurance industry. (Mother Jones)
Louisiana Oil Spill Gets Worse: New Leak Increases Estimated Spill By Five Times. (Huffington Post)
Navy submarines officially go coed; Silent Service tradition of walking around in underwear ends. (New York Daily News)

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