Shallow-water platform fire raises new issues of oil safety Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:13 PM PDT The fire Thursday at an oil platform off the Louisiana coast may not, in the end, do much harm to the Gulf of Mexico. But it could still mean trouble for both the Obama administration and the oil industry -- by raising new questions about the gulf's oil fields. | Schools getting extra money from feds The Lewiston Sun Journal Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:12 PM PDT AUGUSTA รข" Maine schools are getting some extra money to help them in a tough economy, thanks to a jobs bill passed by Congress and President Obama. Lewiston is getting $825,514; Auburn, $632,130; Oxford Hills in Oxford, $790,000; Jay, $305,743; and Lisbon, $199,917. | Obama planning new package of economic aid The Canton Repository Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:05 PM PDT President Barack Obama said Friday he intends to unveil a new package of proposals, likely including tax cuts and targeted spending, to spark job growth. | Obama plans new push for jobs Winston-Salem Journal Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:00 PM PDT Eager to stimulate the economy ahead of crucial midterm elections, President Obama said yesterday that he intends to present a new package of proposals, likely including tax cuts and targeted spending, to spark job growth. | Obama to meet Asean leaders in New York Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:52 PM PDT President Barack Obama will meet Southeast Asian leaders this month in New York, the White House said, as the United States tries to bolster its role in a region faced with a rising China. | Teacher of law finds lessons of wisdom in literature Boston Globe Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:52 PM PDT As a law student at Harvard in the late 1980s, Barack Obama was inspired by a young professor named Martha Minow. Today, Minow is dean of the law school, a beloved professor, and a much-published expert on post-conflict societies, equality, and human rights. This year, she made Obama's list of possible Supreme Court nominees, though the nod finally went to ... Barack Obama - Supreme Court of the ... | Obama announces $ 33 million aid for Pak flood Hindustan Times Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:46 PM PDT US President Barack Obama has signed an executive memorandum to provide $ 33 million for the refugees of Pakistan's worst floods that have claimed over 1,700 lives and affected 20 million people. | | |
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