Friday, September 3, 2010
News Morning Newsdome: Another oil rig explodes in the Gulf, yet they protest offshore drilling moratorium
Posted by Bobby Feingold @senorbobby on Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 11:05 AM
>> BP announced that the cleanup costs for the oil spill has increased to $8 billion, but they also say that if lawmakers pass legislation barring them from new offshore drilling, they might not have enough money to pay for the oil spill damage. And that's why it's called a sanction. (the New York Times)
>> Job losses continued for the third month in a row, with the unemployment rate rising to 9.6 percent in August. But in a silver-lining of good news, the total number of lost non-farm jobs was less than half of what was anticipated, and the private sector added 67,000 jobs. Hey, I hear the Haiti is hiring a new president, no previous experience necessary. (the Wall Street Journal)
>> Tax cuts the Bush administration enacted for the top tier millionaires are expiring at the end of the year, and Democrats are debating whether or not to extend them. Or they could just start taxing the growing unemployed more. (the Washington Post)
>> And finally: The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, for potentially violating civil rights in policing illegal immigrants after he only handed over 11 pages of 51 requested sets of documents and wouldn't allow the agency to see the county jail or other facilities. The DOJ said it was the first time a police agency did not comply in 30 years. That sheriff sure is sassy. (the LA Times)
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