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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, before the Senate Banking Committee hearing on his renomination.

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Bernanke Says He Failed to See Financial Flaws
Fri 3 Sep 2010
WASHINGTON — Ben S. Bernanke, who told Congress in 2007 that the subprime mortgage crisis was “likely to be contained,” said Thursday that he had failed to recognize flaws in the... (photo: AP / Jose Luis Magana)

São José dos Pinhais (PR) - Presidente Lula comemora a primeira produção do óleo diesel H-Bio, tecnologia inédita criada pela Petrobras que vai permitir ao Brasil economizar a importação de óleo diesel em 250 milhões de litros/ano. wnhires (mb1)

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Brazil oil firm Petrobras plans $65 billion stock sale
Fri 3 Sep 2010
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian state oil company Petrobras will sell up to $64.5 billion in new stock -- one of the largest in capital markets history -- to raise funds for the... (photo: Domingos Tadeu/PR)

Screenshot of the title page from the trailer for the film Gone with the Wind

The New York Times Fri 3 Sep 2010
Cammie King, Scarlett and Rhett's Girl, Dies at 76
Cammie King, who as a cherubic little girl played the daughter of Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler in “Gone With the Wind,” then enjoyed something of a fan following at film... (photo: Public Domain)
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Boats are seen spraying water on an oil and gas platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana., Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. All 13 crew members were rescued.

The New York Times Thu 2 Sep 2010
Offshore Oil Platform in the Gulf of Mexico Explodes
NEW ORLEANS — An offshore oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday morning, injuring one worker, the United States Coast Guard said. The rig was located just west of where another rig... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert)
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Star Tribune Thu 2 Sep 2010
Skype becoming popular tool for network news telecasts
NEW YORK - When he wanted to interview a source in Connecticut for a recent "World News" story on technology, ABC reporter Pierre Thomas didn't even leave the... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
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An unidentified person looks at job postings at the Northeast WorkSource Center in East Los Angeles on Friday, April 17, 2009.

Asia Times Wed 1 Sep 2010
Jobs deficit lays bare failure of Obamanomics
Sep 2, 2010 Jobs deficit lays bare failure of Obamanomics... (photo: AP / Damian Dovarganes)
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Samuel Lam briefs colleagues on self-sustained solar power array for a pair of gunnery range microwave relay towers.

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Aug 31, 2010 (Briefing.com via COMTEX) -- Hourly In Play (R) Updated: 31-Aug-10 18:00 ET 17:33 XRIT X-Rite receives U.S. patent for non-contact color measurement... (photo: US Navy / Greg Vojtko)
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Aug 31, 2010 (Briefing.com via COMTEX) -- Hourly In Play (R) Updated: 31-Aug-10 17:00 ET 16:56 CWBS Commonwealth Bankshares announces sale of non-performing loans and... (photo: US Government / Pete Souza)
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Aug 31, 2010 (Briefing.com via COMTEX) -- Hourly In Play (R) Updated: 31-Aug-10 16:00 ET 15:59 CBOE CBOE Holdings' C2 Options Exchange to Launch in Late October; Exchange... (photo: Creative Commons / Smalljim)
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	Oil sheen spreading after rig blast, fire The Daily Telegraph Australia
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Europe

	BP says oil spill costs hit $8 bln Yahoo Daily News
	BP's life on frontiers of energy industry at risk The Miami Herald

Asia

	BP removes cap from plugged oil well The Australian
	Karoon signs farmin deal with Petrobras Energy Business Review

The Latest Oil Platform Accident Is a Grim Reminder of Our Energy ChallengesU

Vesta Capital Corp. (United Hunter Oil & Gas Corp.)

Magellan Petroleum Corporation Earnings Summary and Strategic Discussion

Pinetree Capital Ltd. Acquires Securities of Slam Exploratio Stockhouse
China orders state firms to explore Potash bid Mining Weekly
What Offshore Explosion Means for Oil Politics Yahoo Daily News
Oil spill spewed innovations The Columbus Dispatch
Thai firm rejects Indonesian oil spill cash claim Zeenews
2.5 Billion Barrels of Oil Discovered - Tullow All Africa
13 oil workers pulled from sea after second offshore rig exp The Daily Mail
Oil platform catches fire in Gulf; workers OK The Boston Globe
Caza Oil & Gas, Inc. Announces Commencement of Drilling Oper Stockhouse
No spill this time, but oil rig fire dredges up uneasy memor The News & Observer
Oil and Gas: Friday, September 3, 2010 The Oklahoman
Fire out, no sheen visible at Gulf oil platform CNN
BP Says Curb on Drilling Would Imperil Payouts The New York Times
What makes the 2 Gulf oil explosions different? Newsvine
Here are some of the differences between the latest Gulf oil Orlando Sentinel
Here are some of the differences between the latest Gulf oil Hartford Courant
Another oil platform explodes off La. coast The Examiner
Oil platform explodes off La. coast; crew rescued Yahoo Daily News
Breaking: Crew rescued from oil platform in Gulf The State
Blaze Shakes Oil Industry Wall Street Journal

Vehicles get stuck in a traffic jam on the Lal chowk Road in the heart of Srinagar as the main markets went abuzz with activity on Sunday on 08, August 2010. People went on a shopping spree after separatists announced a week-

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Royal Dutch Shell - Gasoline Station

Risk-Taking Rises as Oil Rigs in Gulf Drill Deeper

In this Aug. 16, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama gestures while speaking at the U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee. A majority of Americans see no end in sight in Afghanistan, and nearly six in 10 oppose the nine-year-old war as President Barack Obama sends tens of thousands more troops to the fight, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.

Our Nations Coasts Are Becoming Less Secure During The Obama Administration A Photo Essay

Anxiety in the Gulf: Latest fire leaves oil industry wonderi Star Tribune
AP Exclusive: Mariner opposed proposed federal safety rule, Star Tribune
What now for Gulf? Fire complicates drill debate Wtop
Bid talk swirls around BP as it nears final cap on leaking w The Guardian
BP Provides Lessons Learned From Gulf Spill Wall Street Journal
Mariner Energy cited for two violations in past six months, Grist
US rig count decreases by 3 Fresno Bee
Explosion triggers blaze on Gulf of Mexico oil platform Taipei Times
Explosion on Gulf of Mexico oil platform contained, but dama Grist
To Put More Blacks in the Pipeline, Own the Pipeline The New York Times
Obama to Unveil Plans to Shore Up Economy The New York Times
China's COOEC seeks Norway deepwater partners The Guardian
AU Peacekeepers Establish More Bases in Somalia The New York Times
Ban may imperil payouts, BP says Herald Tribune
BP says offshore oil limits could hurt payouts in spill Breitbart
Brazil's Petrobras unveils$64-bln share offer Breitbart
Ghana's image loses some shine as oil nears The Guardian
Simon Wiesenthal, the Man Who Refused to Forget The New York Times
Hurricane Earl Swings Up East Coast Wall Street Journal
Campbell reports Q4 profit rise on better margins The News & Observer

Belekeri heist: Port security officer held

Forensic Analysis of BP's bathymetric chart

Heavyweight adrift in harbour

HP Mini 5103 Review: Dual-Core Atom & Touch The New York Times
Parnell office space steeped in character NZ Herald
Belekeri port: CID officers probe further The Times of India
Crowley Opens Customs Bonded Warehouse in Panama Journal of Commerce
Two Carnival ships to change ports The Examiner
Mullen arrives in Pak to hold consultations with Kayani The Siasat Daily
Intermodal Projects Advance For Norfolk Southern Corp. TT News
Shipping companies eye fabled Asia route as ice melts Yahoo Daily News
'Prolific mother of folly' Inquirer
Israeli soldier charged with looting Turkish ship Khaleej Times
Three make Port Adelaide Power grab The Daily Telegraph Australia
Pearl Harbor marks 65th anniversary of WWII's end Ohio
ICRC provides flood relief , calls Balochistan 'severely aff The Examiner
Haley criticizes Sanford, port situation The State
Fugitive tycoon Nadir finally in dock 17 years on Yahoo Daily News
Latest Gulf oil rig problem differs from BP spill Herald Tribune
Port William cat rescued from drain pipes BBC News
Lauderdale Spa Chic at The Spa at Harbor Beach The Examiner
IRTA elects new officers The Examiner
2 cruise ships head to Maine port to avoid Earl The Boston Globe

Immigrant smugglers take to the sea as land arrests rise

Immigrant smugglers take to the sea as land arrests rise

Gasoline - Fuel Prices

Peak oil review

President Barack Obama gives a "hook 'em horns" sign as he starts a speech at Gregory Gym at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, Monday, Aug. 9, 2010.

In the age of Obama, it's still Bush's world

The Black Sea Need Not Be a Black Spot The New York Times
Mariner Energy shares fall after platform blast Fresno Bee
Cuban offshore oil plans gain momentum CNN
Boxer, Fiorina Spar in California Senate Debate National Public Radio
Economy tops 1st Boxer, Fiorina Senate debate The Miami Herald
Boxer, Fiorina attack record in Congress, HP in first Califo Star Tribune
Charles Schwab, Burger King Are Big Movers The New York Times
Economic Sovereignty and Dignity Scoop
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Obamanomics Failing to Create Jobs Real Clear Politics
Trying to understand impact of increase in visa fee: US Zeenews
Illegal immigrants find new route to enter United States: th The Boston Globe
Illegals Turn To The Sea To Enter US WPXI
Illegal Immigrants Try The Sea To Enter US WPXI
As Iran sanctions threaten, Iran sees new friend in Cambodia The Christian Science Monitor

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Foreclosure Roundup: Riverstone Shoppes faces seizure Business Journal
The Fed is considering printing more money. Should you be sc The Examiner
Experts see trouble ahead for developed world Kansas City Star
Mr and Mrs Mussel plan largest offshore farm in Europe The Guardian
Court victory for British journalist accused of forging inte The Daily Telegraph
Student loan becomes $250,000 nightmare NZ Herald
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Minerva Overseas II Ltd. Announces Exchange Offer and Consen PR Newswire
Hotel 'won't be a burden on taxpayers' NZ Herald
$219,000 in interest daily for bailout NZ Herald
Sandy Maier, the man who did his best to rescue SCF NZ Herald
Rush Holt starts campaigning in NJ-12 The Examiner
James Caan: 'Yachts, fast cars, art - I just love to spend m The Daily Telegraph
'Equities are dead, long live bonds' The Daily Telegraph
New airports, LRT lines set in 2011 Inquirer
Encore Bancshares, Inc. to Present at the Rodman & Renshaw A Stockhouse
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CNW Weekly Look-Ahead Calendar from Saturday, September 4 to Canada Newswire

AP Exclusive: Mariner opposed federal safety rule

U.S. government probing Mariner platform fire

U.S. Government probes Mariner platform fire

New York Maritime, Inc. (NYMAR) to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Mar Stockhouse
Barriers to Strategy Execution The Examiner
BP: Failed blowout preventer removed from well Kansas City Star
Old Enemies, New Partners The Times of India
From Hiding, Indonesian Defends Free Expression The New York Times
At First She Didn't Succeed, but She Tried and Tried Again ( The New York Times
Earthquake Hits New Zealand The New York Times
Turkey Grants U.S. Military Limited Concession on Using Its The New York Times
UN Nuclear Chief Asks Israel to Join Treaty The New York Times
Pessimism Permeates Mideast Media on Peace Talks The New York Times
Hezbollah Won't Cooperate With Hariri Tribunal The New York Times
Web Site Mixes Satire, Religion and the Weather The New York Times
Service Sector Expands for 8th Consecutive Month The New York Times
Court Reinstates Markup Law for Wisconsin Gasoline The New York Times
New Lottery Game Marks Kansas' 150th Birthday The New York Times
In a Forest of Instruments, Signs of Evolution The New York Times
A Symphony of Steel The New York Times
Latest Gulf oil well explosion was no disaster, but what doe Grist
BP closes $98M biofuels buyout Business Journal
Latam stocks gain with US data, Petrobras The Times of India

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