July 24th, 2010 
Tommy 
Tropical Storm Bonnie, which weakened to a tropical depression, has delayed work on a relief well at BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill by at least 7 to 9 days, retired Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, the federal government’s spill chief, said Saturday.
Read more – msnbc.com: U.S. news
June 16th, 2010 Tommy The Education Department split off a decision on the treatment of for-profit college programs whose graduates do not earn enough to repay their loans.
Read more – NYT > Education
June 3rd, 2010 Tommy The government said Thursday that airlines virtually wiped out three-hour tarmac delays in April before huge fines for holding passengers on the runway went into effect.
Airline – Government – Runway – Tarmac – United States
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June 2nd, 2010 Tommy 
BP’s latest effort to stem the nation’s worst oil spill stalled on Wednesday when a diamond-edged saw become stuck as it was cutting through a thick pipe on a blown-out well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.
Read more – msnbc.com: U.S. news
June 2nd, 2010 Tommy 
China has turned down a proposed fence-mending visit by the U.S. defense secretary, Robert Gates, during his trip in the region this week in what some American officials described as a snub to protest U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.
Read more – msnbc.com: World news
May 27th, 2010 Tommy 
BP’s attempt to choke off the gusher at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico appeared to hit a snap Thursday after crews discovered a complication from its ‘top kill’ procedure, the New York Times reported.
Read more – msnbc.com: U.S. news
May 26th, 2010 Tommy Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says in a report to be delivered to the White House on Thursday that he will not consider applications for permits to drill in the Arctic until 2011.
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May 21st, 2010 Tommy 
Officials close a public beach as thick gobs of oil resembling melted chocolate wash up, a very visible reminder of the blown-out well that has been spewing crude into the Gulf of Mexico for a month.
Read more – msnbc.com: U.S. news
May 18th, 2010 Tommy 
New flight safety rules aimed at minimizing more disruptions caused by a volcano eruption in Iceland were unveiled Monday, hours after three of Europe’s busiest airports reopened.
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May 8th, 2010 Tommy 
Eurocontrol says most flights between Europe and North America will be delayed on Saturday due to a spreading cloud of volcanic ash stretching across much of the northern Atlantic.
Atlantic Ocean – Volcanic ash – Eurocontrol – Air traffic control – Aviation
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