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FDIC head: Don't ban bank derivatives business
By News on May 1, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A top government banking regulator wants Senate Democrats to let banks keep most of their business in complex - and profitable - securities known as derivatives....
Expert: Surface area of gulf oil spill has tripled
By News on May 1, 2010
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VENICE, La. (AP) -- The surface area of a catastrophic Gulf of Mexico oil spill quickly tripled in size amid growing fears among experts that the slick could become vastly more devastating than it seemed just two days ago....Climate bill could be harmed by Gulf spill
By News on May 1, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A historic environmental protection bill is in danger after a massive oil spill put a new focus on the perils of offshore drilling, a feature that was supposed to win wider support for the legislation....
Obama set to visit Gulf on Sunday for spill update
By News on May 1, 2010
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- President Barack Obama made plans to visit the Gulf Coast on Sunday for a firsthand update on the worst U.S. oil spill in decades and Cabinet members leading the administration's response booked a heavy round of talk show appearances...
Obama takes direct aim at anti-government rhetoric
By News on May 1, 2010
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- President Barack Obama took aim Saturday at the angry rhetoric of those who denigrate government as "inherently bad" and said their off-base line of attack ignores the fact that in a democracy, "government is us."...