High-pressure deepwater well capping stack unveiled at offshore conference. A consortium of oil and gas companies unveiled a new device in Houston today that it claims will shut off a well gushing at high pressure. The Helix Well Containment Group is a cooperative effort of 24 Gulf oil companies.They have banded together and invested in spill-response technology. To convince the federal government that they could return to drilling in the deep sea and stop a leak like last years BP disaster.
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Canada's Conservatives win coveted majority. Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper won his coveted majority in elections that changed Canada's political landscape, with the opposition Liberals and Quebec separatists suffering shattering defeat. Harper, who took office in 2006, has won two elections but until Monday's vote had never held a majority in Parliament's 308 seats. Forcing him to rely on the opposition to pass legislation. While Harper's hold on Parliament has been tenuous during his five-year tenure, he has managed to nudge an instinctively center-left country to the right.
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Pakistan's president denies harboring Osama bin Laden. Pakistaqn's leader denied suggestions that his country's security forces sheltered Osama Bin Laden. As Britain demanded Tuesday that Islambad answer for how the Al-Quiada chief lived undetected for six years in a large garrison town close to the capital. But in a nod to the complexities of dealing of nuclear-armed, unstable country that is crucial to successs in the war in neighboring Afghanistan. British Prime Minister David Cameron said having "a massive row" with Islamabad over the issue would not be in Britain's interest.
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African American Leadership Project hosts town hall meeting tonight. On the heels of Major Mitch Landrieu's State of the City address, the African American Leadership Project will host a town hall meeting tonight at 6p.m. today to discuss New Orleans public policy goals. The free, public event will be held at the Ashe' Cultural Arts Center 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., in Central City. The evening will begin with a panel discussion featuring Calvin Mackee. Who will discuss economic issues; Raynard Sanders on education; and Patricia Hightower on home ownership and rental property matters.
5. Daniel Radcliffe and 'Bengal Tiger' among snubs in Tony nominations. Harry Potter won't be taking home a Tony Award this year. Actor Daniel Radcliffe didn't get great reviews for his high-profile performance in his revival of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,". Now the Tonys have agreed, failing to give the young actor a Tony nomination Tuesday morning. This is the second time Radcliffe has been snubbed by the Tony Awards, the first time being in 2009 for his Broadway debut in the play "Equus."
Now here what some of the newspapers are saying about Osama Bin Laden's death. The Los Angeles Times say that his surrender wasn't a likely outcome. An official said that he would have had to been naked. A surrender was possible only if it could be sure the terrorist leader didn't have a bomb hidden under his clothing and that he didn't pose any danger. Now let's see what the Chicago Sun Times have to say about him.
It says that Osama wasn't armed during the U.S. raid. Osama bin Laden was unarmed when he was confronted by U.S. commandos at his Pakistani hideout. Now these newspapers both have very good points. They both say that Osama wasn't armed. That has to be true because that is the only way he got caught. They are different because they both focus on different aspects of Osama's death.
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