Wednesday, June 16, 2010

2010/06/16 Headlines: Oil Spill Rate Estimate Grows to 2.5M Gallons a Day; Obama: BP Will Compensate Gulf Coast Residents; Obama Appoints New MMS Director; Oil Execs, Lawmakers Clash at House Hearing; Exxon CEO: Oil Companies "Not Well Equipped" to Handle Disasters; Israel to Alter Gaza Blockade; UN to Distribute Seized Flotilla Aid; UN Rapporteur Criticizes Israeli Flotilla Probe; Kyrzgyz Toll Could Rise; 75,000 Flee to Uzbekistan; Egyptian Activist Killed in Alleged Police Beating; Pentagon Upholds Gitmo Ban on 4 Journalists; US Citizen Arrested in Pakistan on Alleged Bin Laden Hunt; Report: Blackwater Owner Considering Move to UAE; GAO Report Clears <span class="caps">ACORN of Mishandling Funding; Ethics Office Probes 8 Lawmakers; 24 Activists Acquitted for Gitmo Protest; Mass. Teachers Face Punishment for Silent Antiwar Protest; Seattle Police Officer Punches Woman in Face Following Jaywalk; 14 Arrested in Denver Protest for Immigration Reform