The shutdown of BP's oil facilities in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, because of a corroded pipeline alters the economic landscape in one of the nation's most important remaining centers of oil production, with the risk of an even greater supply crisis looming, some analysts say.
He hasn't been caught in the Abramoff dragnet--yet--but Rep. Bob Ney has joined former Rep. Tom DeLay in succumbing to its political costs, deciding to withdraw his re-election bid.
United States worker productivity slowed while labor costs rose in the second quarter of 2006, prompting fears of coming inflation. Productivity, which measures worker output per hour, inched up 1.1 percent, according to a report today from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. While that was above the 0.9 percent economists had predicted, it's down from first-quarter productivity gains of 4.3 percent in the nonfarm business sector. Meanwhile, labor costs also spiked 4.2 percent, the highest rise since the fourth quarter of 2004 and up from 2.5 percent in the first quarter of the year.
AP - Three-term Sen. Joe Lieberman fell to anti-war challenger Ned Lamont in Connecticut's Democratic primary Tuesday, a race seen as a harbinger of sentiment over a conflict that has claimed the lives of more than 2,500 U.S. troops.
AP - Israel shut down south Lebanon with a threat to blast any moving vehicles Tuesday as ground fighting intensified, airstrikes killed at least 19 civilians and Arab governments called for a full Israeli withdrawal as a condition of any cease-fire.
AP - Diplomatic efforts to wrap up a long-awaited Security Council resolution on ending the war between Israel and Hezbollah have stumbled over the issue of an Israeli troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon, diplomats said Tuesday.
Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut tonight conceded his primary race to challenger Ned Lamont but indicated he will run in the fall general election as an independent. Another Democrat, controversial Rep. Cynthia McKinney of Georgia, apparently has lost her congressional seat, losing in a primary runoff to challenger Hank Johnson.
Arab League looks for international supportIsrael interested by Lebanon offer to deploy troopsPalestinian refugee camp in Lebanon targetedRed Cross says Israel stopping aid convoys
Stressed-out soldiers drank whiskey and downed painkillers to cope with "mentally draining" duty in Iraq, a private testified today. "You're just walking a death walk," Pfc. Justin Cross said. Cross is testifying at a hearing to decide whether courts-martial will be launched against colleagues accused of rape and murder in Mahmoudiya, Iraq, five months ago.
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