VENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) - The U.S. government pushed energy giant BP to ramp up its efforts to avert an environmental disaster that could cost billions of dollars as a huge oil spill reached coastal Louisiana, imperiling fish and shrimp breeding grounds and wetlands teeming with wildlife.
HOUSTON (Reuters) - An inland shallow-water drilling rig capsized near Morgan City, Louisiana, while being towed to a salvage yard, the Coast Guard said on Friday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama interviewed appeals court judge Sidney Thomas for a slot on the Supreme Court on Thursday, a sign the president’s search for a nominee to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens has moved into a critical phase.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Several thousand demonstrators marched through the New York financial district on Thursday in a protest led by labor unions, saying Wall Street’s biggest banks must account for record profits while average Americans still suffer financially.
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Medicare services, long-term care, the ‘doughnut hole’ . . . the landmark legislation will be felt in a number of areas for retirees.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans are steadily losing confidence in their ability to get healthcare and pay for it, despite the passage of healthcare reform legislation, according to a survey published on Wednesday.
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A giant oil slick from a deadly offshore drilling rig explosion could hit the fragile U.S. Gulf Coast shoreline this weekend as the White House and Congress launched separate probes into the worst offshore incident in nearly a decade.
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