May, 2010
Head of Mineral Management Service quits
As the BP oil spill began, so did calls for people to be held accountable for it, and one of the first people brought down is Elizabeth Birnbaum, or S Elizabeth Birnbaum, the director of the Mineral Management Service. The Mineral Management Service, or MMS, is the office that oversees off shore drilling, and is ...
Mosque At Ground Zero Approved By NYC Community Board
Since the Cordoba Initiative and the American Society for Muslim Advancement first announced they wanted to finance a mosque at 9/11 Ground Zero, the outpouring of emotion from the people of New York City has been extremely tremendous. While some view building an Islamic mosque on the site of a national tragedy as a needed ...
Consumer confidence index climbing while stock market plummets
Consumer confidence and the stock market took extremely different paths on Tuesday. The Consumer Confidence Index rose to a level that exceeded expectations as is it fueled by a bright outlook for employment. On the other hand, the stock market dived below 10,000 Thursday afternoon as investors cowered in fear of the European debt crisis ...
Shuttle Launch Of Atlantis Marks Near-end Of Program
Friday, one of the last shuttle launches left lit up its spectacle. The countdown for the final launch of space shuttle Atlantis has started. You will find only two a lot more shuttle launches left. Space shuttles Endeavor and Discovery will conduct their last missions to complete the International Space Station before the aging fleet ...
Hamid Karzai Corruption Rewarded By Latest White House Visit
Hamid Karzai, the president of Afghanistan, was everybody's darling in Washington on Tuesday. The corruption by Hamid Karzai just a month ago made everyone think he was a dirt bag. In April the Washington Post reported the White House hinted it had considered canceling Hamid Karzai's scheduled meeting with President Obama on Wednesday. At the ...
