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MORAY BUSINESS PARK NURTURES ASPIRING NEW STARTS
Sarah Medcraf February 10, 2017 Chamber News
Incubator facilities at Horizon Scotland encourage new growth and development
One of Moray's leading business centres is inviting new start creative and technology businesses to take advantage of its incubator facilities and dedicated business support in a bid to help them grow and reach their full potential.
Horizon Scotland – located in Enterprise Park, Forres – has a number of offices available following the recent departure of The Glasgow School of Art, which has moved its Institute of Design Innovation from Horizon Scotland into a new campus on Altyre Estate.
Horizon, which opened in November 2004, is currently home to a number of innovative businesses. The 12,000sqft facility at the 100-acre Enterprise Park Forres is a Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) development and was designed to provide a supportive business environment for new and small businesses, minimising their start up and operating costs with flexibility for them to grow.
Elevator, the North-east's leading enterprise dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs, business leaders and employees, took over the management and operation of the building last year.
Steven Hutcheon, HIE's Head of Regional Development in Moray, said the facilities on offer at Horizon Scotland provide the perfect environment in which to 'incubate' and grow a business.
"The aim of Horizon Scotland is to provide a solid foundation for new companies to develop beyond the early stages into well-established enterprises. It offers ambitious, knowledge-driven businesses the opportunity to network and collaborate with like-minded tenants and promotes a culture of innovation and creativity. It has been the launch pad for a number of creative and technology based companies, some of which have expanded into other premises on the Park, which is ideal as it keeps the business in the area at the same time as making way for new ventures.
"After spending six years in Horizon Scotland, Glasgow School of Art was prompted to set up a permanent base in the area which is great. The move has also created vacancies in the building and we would urge new or early stage businesses, particularly in the creative or technology sectors, to check it out."
Edinburgh-based structural engineering company David Narro Associates – which specialises in Architectural Engineering and conservation projects – moved into Horizon Scotland last year after making the decision to expand the business into the Highlands. The team has recently moved into a larger office space following subsequent expansion of the team.
Senior Associate Mark Hepburn said: "The company took the decision to open an office in the Highlands due to the increasing amount of work that was available in the area. We decided on Forres mainly because of the location – the road and rail links are excellent and we are very close to Inverness and Aberdeenshire.
"The Enterprise Park is a very attractive rural setting, and we very much like the Horizon Scotland building; in fact, it was one of the reasons we decided to move here. It is an architectural building with exposed woodland structures and is very in keeping the type of structures we are known for designing. The lifestyle in this area is also fantastic, being close to both the hills and beaches.
"The set up at Horizon Scotland is very accommodating for a business like ours. All the facilities are new and state-of-the-art, there is a receptionist, which is very handy, and the café has recently been taken over and upgraded, attracting a lot of outside business to the park.
"Since moving here, we have had more than 200 enquiries and currently secured over 100 projects, including Skibo Estate Golf House, a new distillery on Raasay, The Mansefield House hotel extension in Elgin as well as bespoke houses in Findhorn and Burghead. We are also working on a project at Brodie Castle, which is being run from our Glasgow office but, being situated in Forres, we are well placed for client meetings and the construction phase of the project."
Issued on behalf of HIE and Horizon Scotland by The BIG Partnership. For more information please contact Alison Ramsay on 01224 253817 / Alison.ramsay@bigpartnership.co.uk


Best Iconic Designer Bags 2018!
Loved by its loyal fan base, Céline is known for its minimally chic and effortlessly stylish pieces – as perfectly embodied by the Trio bag. One of the label's star bags, it is comprised of three detachable zipped pockets that are fastened together with pop-buttons. This allows you to wear the versatile bag as a cross body with the adjustable over-the-shoulder strap or connect the outside two pockets together to form a clutch.
Gucci is famed for its eye-catching accessories and the canvas Dionysus shoulder bag is no exception. The star bag is emblazoned with the label's signature GG logo. It features a Tiger closure, referencing the Greek god Dionysus and an adjustable chain strap.
The Loewe Puzzle bag has firmed its status as an iconic bag as a favourite with the style set. The cube-shaped must-have features both a shoulder strap and the ability to transform into a clutch. Ideal for travelling, it can fold completely flat, while also fitting way more than it appears inside.
An elegant addition to your eveningwear, this sophisticated handbag from Saint Laurent is a timeless piece. The bag is embellished with the French house's signature logo with a matching gold chain.
Over the years, Prada has created a whole host of iconic bags but the most coveted would have to be the Galleria. In a range of sizes and colours, the leather bag has become a wardrobe staple for fashionistas everywhere.
This gorgeous bag may not be on your radar just yet but we have no doubt HALM is certainly on its way to iconic status. Already adored by Dubai It-girls, HALM designs and produces some of the most luxurious handbags in the entire world – utilising the finest craftsmanship possible, the Chilluxe bag features 100 per cent natural grain and nubuck leather, custom palladium hardware and a signature webbing strap. With the weight and feel of true luxury, a bag from HALM has earned a worthy place in any collector's closet.
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Last month I shared the Riverbend "why" statement, which explains why we do what we do.
Our why statement of purposefully teaching and passionately serving with intelligence, creativity and independence is our north star as we strive to stay true to our beliefs and values.
We are intentional about teaching and serving with clients and the internal Riverbend team, as well as the community. On Tuesday, May 1, Riverbend will be closed from 8 am-2 pm as our entire team will be serving at a local non-profit organization on what we call "Teach and Serve Day".
We will be sharing more about Teach and Serve Day on our Facebook page and in future email communications. If you have not yet "liked" our Facebook page, and want to stay in the loop on the latest Riverbend happenings and communication, please do so by clicking here.


Ideally located in Fall River, Ships' Cove offers many of the amenities you want in a one or two bedroom apartment home . . . excellent schools, shopping, public transportation, restaurants, entertainment and easy access to major highways.
You'll immediately feel "comfortable in your quarters" at Ships' Cove. The spectacular views of Battleship Cove put you right at home with the USS Massachusetts and the HMS Bounty, both anchored nearby. Ships' Cove: where the waterfront, ships and history surround you . . . and comfortable apartment living, convenience and friends await you.


Safari shuts all my internet acticity down.
I've been having problem with Safari (only on my desktop computer) which causes my internet connection to freeze. When I restart the computer everything is back up and functioning well.
Here is what happens: I use IE, Safari and the AOL propriety softwear for my internet life. I also use an FTP software here and there, but those first three are my main browsers. About a couple of months ago on one occasion when I launched Safari, it loaded my "home" fine (which is the apple page), but the loading bar on top didn't fully finish loading. (The page seemed fine.) I tired to load the next page and the connection was stuck, nothing loading fully. Since I was in a hurry, I decided just to jump onto Explorer but then Explorer was stuck as well. Then I realized that non of my internet based applications made any connections. I restarted my cmomputer and I was back up and running until I launched Safari again -- when I launched Safari the same thing happened.
I didn't want to go and reinstall my system software altogether for the sake of a browser. The problem I am starting to run into now, however is that IE for Mac is not compatible for some of the newer sites. and I can't access them.
I think I have one solution (see below).
I have been dealing with this for almost two weeks. I have had a similar problem, which I believe began after recently updating Safari (or other system software). If I attempted to sign on to aol.com, suddenly all of my internet service would stop and I had to restart the computer in order to access the internet again. (total restart, logout would not work). The strange thing is if I use AOL software, the same thing happens. It will not connect, gives me an alert about my connection set up and I can't use the internet.
I tried Internet Explorer but AOL says that browser is not acceptable. So today I tried another browser, OmniWeb (5.1.1) and I can finally read my mail again. Currently I am connected to my aol.com mailbox and using Safari to send this message.


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There isn't currently a single effective test to diagnose asthma
Asthma UK is campaigning for more investment into asthma research to find out more about its underlying causes and help cure asthma.
Despite decades of pioneering research, asthma often goes undiagnosed or is mistaken for another condition, causing confusion and anxiety for people with asthma and the parents of children with asthma. This would not be good enough in other diseases and is not good enough for asthma. Moreover, we are now understanding of the different types of asthma is increasing.
Faster, earlier and more accurate diagnosis
We call on funders and industry to fund more research into asthma diagnosis and support the development of better tests. More research into diagnostics will allow us to diagnose people with asthma faster, potentially in , and potentially identify which specific type of asthma someone has. With this information, we can develop new drugs that will target the different types of asthma and help us develop ways for people to manage their condition effectively.
A first-of-its-kind event to identify new opportunties
The European Asthma Research and Innovation Partnership (EARIP), coordinated by Asthma UK, set out a roadmap for breakthrough areas in asthma research and reviewed the areas of greatest promise in asthma diagnostics.
In July 2017, to build on the work of EARIP and to identify opportunities for UK research and development in asthma diagnostics, Asthma UK and Innovate UK's Knowledge Transfer Network brought together over 80 experts from a wide range of backgrounds for a day of presentations, discussions and debates. Attendees included world-class academics, leading small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), major pharmaceutical companies and representatives from UK-wide funding organisations.
The discussions from the day formed the basis of our report, Diagnosing asthma: a 21st century challenge.
Download our report (PDF, 2Mb)
Slides and discussion notes from Asthma UK-Knowledge Transfer Network event
Professor Sue Hill, NHS England: The NHS approach to personalised medicine in respiratory disease
Professor Sven-Erik Dahlén, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden: Redefining asthma: Identification of different types of asthma to realise personalised treatments
Dr Louise Wood, Department of Health: 21st-century health: Research to support personalised medicine
Dr Sheuli Porkess, Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry: The importance of diagnostics for medicines development
Dr Duncan Keeley, Primary Care Respiratory Society UK: Asthma diagnosis in primary care and the need for change
Discussion notes:
Predicting future asthma in preschool children
Identification and development of new biological markers of asthma as a tool for diagnosis and/or monitoring
Development of a low-cost, accurate asthma diagnostic test that improves diagnosis in primary care
Ensuring successful real-world adoption of new diagnostic tools; taking a patient-centric approach to research and development
Policy reports Detailed information on Asthma UK's policy work.
Our research strategy Explore the strategy behind our world-class research.
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Is it possible to take out my mortgage protection insurance immediately? Legislation allows you to choose a policy from the insurer of your choice. Household insurance premium is on the rise. Mean rates increased by less than 3 or 2.4% from 114.
35 to 117.11 and by 5.7% over 12 month periods. Typically, the quota is 2.1% higher than at the end of 2017. "Premium for household insurance is not moving very strongly, although the growth rates were quicker than in the third quater of 2017.
Decide on a set amount per month.
Which is a mortgage insurance? Mortgages insurance plan, also known as declining risk insurance plan, is paying a fixed amount on your mortality to help repay your mortgage payback. When your mortgage has not been disbursed when you are dying, then the cash from a declining lifestyle insurance can help your dear ones fulfill your pending pecuniary commitments.
The majority of mortgage insurers have an upper limit on the interest you charge. Since the amount to be paid decreases over the years, the payout of the insurance also decreases. When you have a pure interest mortgage, then your prefered choice could be lifetime insurance as it provides a large amount of money.
You will be either given guarantee or verifiable premium payments, according to the type of insurance you decide on. How your lifestyles, your ages and your good fortune will all affect how high your premium will be per month. Co-insurance or individual insurance? When you pay for the mortgage with your spouse, some insurance companies provide the opportunity to take out a common or individual mortgage insurance plan.
Collective policies are paid out once after the first policyholder's deaths. So if you opt for a separation in order to receive a separate insurance instead, keep in mind that you are older at that point and can anticipate an increase in your premium. When you can, try to select an insurance contract that gives you the opportunity to directly and without additional cost in writing confidence.
Is Carney going to alter the prospects for the mortgage insurance industry?
The mortgage insurance, also known as mortgage guarantee, has been an issue for creditors and borrower until now. The mortgage insurance provides the creditor with effective protection against any losses that may arise if the creditor has to demand the return of a real estate and a deficit arises from the disposal of the real estate.
Lost repayments by the Mortgagor are returned to the Insurance Company, and if the Mortgagor does not make agreements with the Creditor and the default occurs, the Creditor follows the normal procedure of taking back and selling the Real Estate. In this case, the insurance company receives the right to subrogate the debt, i.e. it can demand the amount transferred to the creditor from the debtor.
Genworth, the world' s mortgage insurer, has been an active promoter of mortgage insurance and is not surprisingly of the opinion that the UK mortgage insurance business should take on a similar structure to that in Canada, where mortgage insurance is compulsory for LTV over 80 per cent and is used to proactively encourage higher LTV loans by assisting first-time buyers and safeguarding creditors.
Mortgage insurance in 2011 and 2012 with the UK authorities themselves announcing and creating their 95 percent LTV NewBuy program to help purchasers put a foothold on the residential ladder, gave the UK mortgage insurance itself a part of the chance. The mortgage insurance industry in the UK has never seen a brilliant rating from any borrower.
Mortgage insurance is a mortgage insurance policy that the mortgage holder has to pay to the creditor, a charge that is added to the mortgage even though the insurance does not in any way cover the mortgage holder. Mortgage insurance is by far the largest problem from the lender's point of view.
At present, the Financial Services Authority does not grant creditors any reduction in equity when purchasing mortgage insurance, so creditors have to set aside large quantities of equity. As a result, creditors are prevented from providing high LTV mortgage rates. Actually, if lenders don't message degree LTV security interest, they don't see the condition for security interest security as it isn't so chancy.
"Now, the amount of equity creditors must have for higher level TVs is about sixfold the amount of equity for 90 percent loans to grant 70 percent loans. However, why is the regulatory authority so obscure about the question of asset relief and mortgage insurance?
The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries CEO Robert Sinclair thinks it is not a surprise that the FSA is a complete publication on the subject. Evidence on the part of the FSA is that it is looking for ways to relieve equity and increase higher LTV mortgage rates.
The NewBuy program was started last year by the federal administration. It is a government-sponsored "mortgage compensation program" supervised by the FSA and directed at first-time purchasers by providing 90 to 95 percent LTV mortgage deals on new buildings. Beneath the system, the goverment draws up to 5. 5 percent of the credit, while building owners give 3. 5 percent of the credit to the creditor to keep it for seven years, after which it is given back and all casualties are eliminated.
The Nationwide Building Society is one of the creditors that offers the NewBuy program to debtors. It must be associated with an approval by the regulatory authority so that the creditors can receive a reduction in equity for high LTV loans," says Chidgey. Chidgey says, however, that there has been gradual improvement in asset relief within the NewBuy programme as well.
"Creditors must be aware that if they take the high LTV track there will be some kind of reduction in equity, and unfortunately it has been a very long process with NewBuy. Barclays has so far been the only creditor to participate in the government's NewBuy programme to obtain debt support from the Fed.
However, although this is undoubtedly a good signal, the CML has been happy to stress that Barclays, which is given the go-ahead for a NewBuy equity write-off, necessarily means that other creditors are given the go-ahead as the FSA assesses them on a case-by-case base. "This is a very important subject, which I do not think is important when it comes to whether it achieves a reduction in the burden on your assets or not, because the response is "it depends".
"That' s what the Funding for Lending Scheme is all about - how do we keep funds ready for lending to banks," says Sinclair. So, will we be benefiting from the possibility of taking on a Canada setting for the mortgage insurance issues in the UK? Mortgage insurance has been compulsory in Canada since 1988 for mortgage loans with an LTV of more than 80 percent.
CMHC was established by the Canada authorities after World War II to offer accommodation to returnees. Their primary role is to manage the insurance of home finance for home purchasers in Canada. Mortgage insurance covers mortgage creditors against mortgage losses on those properties for which insurance has been taken out. Since the CMHC credit is 100 % guarantee by the State, no reduction in equity is required.
Premiums are charged on the basis of the LTV. Default rate for a 95% LTV mortgage is 2.75%. Winsor Macdonell, Genworth Canada Sen iors V e r i c h s p o r i c e s , Macdonell believe that mortgage insurance in Canada is advantageous to both the borrowers and the lenders, and therefore the borrowers are not discouraged from making the insurance payments.
With the state guaranty, the Canada administration has provided itself with a political instrument. Adding that another of the implementations that in Canada, especially during the turmoil in the economy, has aided the National Housing Act was Mortgage-Backed Securities. A pool of CMHC covered mortgage loans is offered to the investor through brokers and bankers.
"As one of the things that really worked well for Canada, there was one more NHA MBS store while all commodity stores were drying up. Macdonell added, "It permitted the administration to manage mortgage funding through a length of money when not many individuals granted loans. The big issue, however, is how much of this success in the Canada is due to Carney.
Macdonell does not believe that Carney has had a major impact on Jim Flaherty, the Canada Secretary of the Treasury, although he is not in a position to directly execute a fiscal policy. In this sense, it will be interesting to see whether Carney will have the same impact on the British state.
According to Sinclair, although he thinks Carney's goal is to address the problem of mortgage insurance, it will be far from his top priorities. Boulger, however, thinks that mortgage insurance is an area Carney wants to address after July, but it will not be without challenges.


There is a relatively effective though one-dimensional treatment for candida yeast infection called immunotherapy. In this treatment yeast infection patients are ordered to avoid the consumption of basically all yeasty foods and sugary foods and are given allergenic substance in dilute doses normally in the form of oral drops or injection to enhance the immune abilities of the body and reduce the allergic response.
The method also called Enzyme Potentiated Desensitization (EPD) was developed by Len McEwen, M.D. (London) in the mid-60's. The newest form of this treatment is called Low Dose Allergens or LDA.
ears, depending on the patients response to the therapy. The enzymes are suppose to enhance the candida infection strength and may treat several other groups of allergens along the way.
For a period of ten days before the first injection, the patients are given Sporanox, which is an anti fungal for systematic candida, and De-Nol an anti- gastric ulcer agent that reduces the ability of candida to plant its roots in the mucus linings of the intestinal tract.
The only way one can ever overcome candida yeast infection is by tackling all candida-contributing factors, the holistic way, not just the dietary or allergy triggering factors. By fixing the internal cause of candida overgrowth, all candida related symptoms would banish, permanently along with the feeling of increased energy, improved vision, health and well-being.


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Q: Calling Javascript to make HTML that can be used by different Javascript file Current situation:
Have a timesheet that allows the user to enter their leave, TOIL, Sick which totals the hours.Have a table that creates a new row everytime the plus button is pressed. Using the following
Table Creates & Removes rows
function CreateNewRow(num, str) {
    var intLine = parseInt(document.frmMain.hdnMaxLine.value);
    intLine++;

    var theTable = document.getElementById("tbExp");
    var newRow = theTable.insertRow(theTable.rows.length)
    newRow.id = newRow.uniqueID

    var newCell

    //*** ID Column ***//
    newCell = newRow.insertCell(0);
    newCell.id = newCell.uniqueID;
    newCell.setAttribute("className", "css-name");
    newCell.innerHTML = num;

    //*** Column 1 ***//
    newCell = newRow.insertCell(1);
    newCell.id = newCell.uniqueID;
    newCell.setAttribute("className", "css-name");
    //newCell.innerHTML = "<INPUT TYPE=\"TEXT\" SIZE=\"10\" NAME=\"Column1_"+intLine+"\"  ID=\"Column1_"+intLine+"\" VALUE=\"\">";
    newCell.innerHTML = str;

    //*** Column 2 ***//
    newCell = newRow.insertCell(2);
    newCell.id = newCell.uniqueID;
    newCell.setAttribute("className", "css-name");
    newCell.innerHTML = "<SELECT NAME=\"Column5_"+intLine+"\" ID=\"Column5_"+intLine+"\"></SELECT>";

    //*** Column 3 ***//
    newCell = newRow.insertCell(3);
    newCell.id = newCell.uniqueID;
    newCell.setAttribute("className", "css-name");
    newCell.innerHTML = "<INPUT TYPE=\"TEXT\" SIZE=\"5\" NAME=\"Column4_" + intLine + "\"  ID=\"Column4_" + intLine + "\" VALUE=\"\">";

    //*** Create Option ***//
    CreateSelectOption("Column5_" + intLine)
    document.frmMain.hdnMaxLine.value = intLine;
}

function RemoveRow() {
    intLine = parseInt(document.frmMain.hdnMaxLine.value);
    if(parseInt(intLine) > 0) {
        theTable = document.getElementById("tbExp");
        theTableBody = theTable.tBodies[0];
        theTableBody.deleteRow(intLine);
        intLine--;
        document.frmMain.hdnMaxLine.value = intLine;
    }
}

Timesheet.js
function updateTotal()
{
  var total = 0;
  $(".dayinput").map( function() { total += $(this).val() * 8; } );
  $(".hourinput").map( function() { total += $(this).val() * 1; } );
  $("#total").val( total );

  if( total >= 40 )
  {
    $("#total").removeClass( "total_low" );
    $("#total").addClass( "total_ok" );
  }
  else
  {
    $("#total").removeClass( "total_ok" );
    $("#total").addClass( "total_low" );
  }
}

function validateUpdateTotal()
{
  if( ($(this).val()-0) != $(this).val() )
  {
    alert( "Invalid number" );
    $(this).val( "" );
  }
  else
    updateTotal();
}
function initPage()
{
  $("#project_select").val("");
  $("#task_select").val("");
  $(".hourinput").val("");
  $(".dayinput").val("");
  updateTotal();
}
$(".dayinput").change( validateUpdateTotal );
$(".hourinput").change( validateUpdateTotal );

$(document).ready( initPage );

HTML
<fieldset>

            Leave
            <input class="dayinput" type="text" name="Leave">
        </t>

            TOIL
            <input class="dayinput" type="text" name="TOIL">

            Sick
            <input class="dayinput" type="text" name="Sick">

            Total
            <input id="total" class="total_low" type="text" value="0" disabled="">

    Projects this week
<input name="btnDel" type="button" id="btnDel" value="-" onClick="RemoveRow();">

        <form name="frmMain" method="post">

No.

Project

Task

Hours

        <input type="hidden" name="hdnMaxLine" value="0">
        </form>

</fieldset>

I am now trying to use the InnerHTML function to make a HTML textbox that can be used by the timesheet.js table. So that when the user enters their hours it updates both tables.
I tried the following newCell.innerHTML = "<INPUT TYPE=\"TEXT\" SIZE=\"5\" NAME=\"HOURINPUT\" CLASS=\"hourinput\">;
This did not work for me, what is it that I need to do in order to get this working?
The image shown explains what I am trying to do
Updated Image after changes:

A: //*** Column 3 ***//
newCell = newRow.insertCell(3);
newCell.id = newCell.uniqueID;
newCell.setAttribute("className", "css-name");
newCell.innerHTML = "<INPUT CLASS=\"hourinput\" TYPE=\"TEXT\" SIZE=\"5\" NAME=\"Column4_" + intLine + "\"  ID=\"Column4_" + intLine + "\" VALUE=\"\">";

Also try changing
$(".hourinput").change( validateUpdateTotal );

to
$(".hourinput").bind('change', validateUpdateTotal);

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In an effort to help pay for tax reform, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, introduced new legislation on Wednesday night that would open up parts of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil and gas production. The project anticipates reeling in an estimated $1 billion in federal revenue over the next decade.
Murkowski said the future projects would be a "tremendous opportunity" for the country, according to HuffPost.
The legislation would "put Alaska and the entire nation on a path toward greater prosperity by creating jobs, keeping energy affordable for families and businesses, generating new wealth, and strengthening our security — while reducing the federal deficit not just by $1 billion over 10 years, but tens or even hundreds of billions of dollars over the decades to come," said Murkowski, who chairs the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Murkowski's Senate panel held a hearing last week in which oil and gas production in the refuge's 1.5 million acre coastal plain, which is also called the 1002 Area, was discussed. A provision inside the Senate budget plan requires that the panel "find $1 billion in additional revenue over the next decade to help pay for tax reform," HuffPost reported.
The sale of leasing rights would pave the way for an estimated $1.092 billion over the course of the next decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office, Murkowski said. The bill would only need 51 votes in the Senate to pass instead of the typical 60 votes, due to the "reconciliation" measures in Congress' 2018 budget plan.
Critics have made it clear that the bill threatens the environment and falls in line with the agenda of President Donald Trump's administration that is hellbent on ramping up fossil fuel production with little regard for the environmental consequences.
"What this bill would do is turn America's last great wilderness into a lost wilderness," said Adam Kolton, executive director of the Alaska Wilderness League, in a statement. "Senator Lisa Murkowski had promised some kind of new and improved directional drilling, but that's just a talking point. What we got was simply misdirection and deception. The fact is that the entire 1.5 million acres could be offered up in two massive lease sales."
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., has also fought back against the legislation. During the hearing last week, she said, "If you want to open up the Arctic refuge, you should just admit you're going to destroy the wildlife refuge."
But it's not just environmental advocates and Democrats; 37 U.S.-based scientists have made the case against the bill as well. In a letter to both Murkowski and Cantwell, scientists focusing on wildlife in the Arctic condemned the legislation and said that using the refuge for oil and gas production would be "incompatible with the purposes for which the refuge was established"
The lease sales would need to be approved by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, the Secretary of the Interior.
The ANWR is the largest national wildlife refuge in the U.S. and covers over 19 million acres in the northeastern parts of Alaska. It serves as a home for a wide range of animal life including polar bears, caribou and much more.
"This is not a choice between energy and the environment," Murkowski said. "We are past that."
Murkowski's top contributors over at least the last four years have been the oil and gas industry, which has given her $757,146 since 2013, according to OpenSecrets.


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Everything is Bigger in This State – Including Christmas Spending
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Southerners do Christmas big, but this state takes the cake.
By far, Christmas is the most expensive holiday. Aside from the gifts, we are willing to fork over loads of cash on decorations, events, markets, shows, tree lightings, movies, food, candy... the list goes on and on and on. And the best part is that it doesn't feel like we're wasting money because it's the magic of Christmas we're creating.
Texas believes this philosophy wholeheartedly, evidently.
According to Southern Living and a survey conducted by SkinStore.com, everything is bigger in Texas including the Christmas bill. The average person in the Lone Star State will spend $900 on gifts this year.
Just. Gifts.
To put that into perspective, the lowest-spending state in the country is Washington, whose average citizen will only spend $180. I think I need to move to Washington. To me, it's not a matter of the amount of money you spend, but rather the quality of time spent.
How much are you spending this year?
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In the northwest village of Shah Hasan Khel, Pakistan, a suicide car bomber killed nearly 100 people.
U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina dismissed the case against five Blackwater security guards accused of the shooting in a crowded Baghdad intersection in 2007 killing unarmed Iraqi civilians.
President Barack Obama says that an al-Qaida affiliate in Yemen apparently ordered the Christmas Day plot against a U.S. airliner, training and arming the 23-year-old Nigerian man accused in the failed bombing.
U.S. Embassy in Yemen closed because of an active threat from al-Qaida.
Some Democratic lawmakers who support closing Guantanamo Bay say the U.S. should reconsider whether to repatriate suspected terrorists from Yemen.
President Barack Obama ended a Hawaiian vacation to return to Washington DC.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says internal unrest and a surge in al-Qaida activity in Yemen pose a global threat.
Republican U.S. Rep. Henry Brown, (SC-01), announces he will not seek a sixth term in Congress so he can spend more time with his family.
Houston Mayor Annise Parker says her election to lead the nation's fourth-largest city marked a milestone for gay Americans but was just "one step toward a tomorrow of greater justice."
Former Georgia state Sen. Kasim Reed is being sworn into office as Atlanta's 59th Mayor.
Republican senator Jim DeMint continues blocking confirmation of Erroll Southers to head the Transportation Security Administration accuses Democrats of trying to install the candidate without debate.
Sen. Byron Dorgan (D), the junior United States Senator from North Dakota, announced he would not seek reelection.
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter (D) announces he will not seek re-election.
The U.S. Embassy reopened in Yemen following a two-day closure because of what Washington called an imminent threat of al-Qaida attack. The British Embassy, which had also closed, resumed operations, though consular and visa services remained closed.
A top al-Qaida leader says the Dec. 30 attack on a CIA outpost in Afghanistan was to avenge the deaths of a Pakistani Taliban leader and two al-Qaida figures.
Sen. Christopher Dodd, the Senate Banking Committee chairman and architect of major health care legislation said he will not seek another term.
A White House reports says the U.S. government had plenty of information to keep the alleged Christmas Day bombing suspect off an airplane.
A New Jersey same-sex marriage bill fails.
US President Barack Obama announces changes to US intelligence gathering and sharing, to prevent a recurrence of the Christmas Day plane bomb plot.
The U.S. unemployment rate remains steady at 10%.
Former CIA Director John McLaughlin is appointed to lead a small team of national security experts to examine the intelligence failures that allowed the Detroit bomber and the Fort Hood shooter to carry out their plots undetected.
President Barack Obama says he has no intention of sending American troops to Yemen or Somalia.
Errol Southers announced his withdrawal from his nomination to lead the Transportation Security Administration due to Republican obstuction.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton starts a trip meant to strengthen U.S. relations with key partner nations in the western Pacific.
The U.S. Supreme Court said it will not allow video of the California Proposition 8 (anti gay-marriage) trial held in San Francisco to be posted on YouTube.com, even with a delay, until the justices have more time to consider the issue.
Haiti: a 7.0 temblor centered 10 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, a city of about 2 million inhabitants, at 4:53 p.m. local time
The Associated Press reports that the Obama administration plans to ask Congress for an additional $33 billion to fight unpopular wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, on top of a record request for $708 billion for the Defense Department next year,
President Barack Obama and the first lady travel to Delaware to attend funeral services for the mother of Vice President Joe Biden.
President Barack Obama asks former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton to coordinate efforts to involve more Americans in the recovery and rebuilding effort that's needed in Haiti. He met with the ex-presidents at the White House.
MARTIN LUTHER KING day.
Republican Scott Brown wins a stunning victory in the Massachusetts special Senate election against Martha Coakley. Senate Democrats no longer hold a fillibuster-proof majority with his seating.
At least 4,373 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in *March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
The Supreme Court in a 5 to 4 decision ruled that the government *May not ban political spending by corporations in candidate elections. Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, said, "Ignoring important principles of judicial restraint and respect for precedent, the Court has given corporate money a breathtaking new role in federal campaigns."
House speaker, Nancy Pelosi of California, says the House would not adopt the Senate version of the health-care bill and send it to President Obama.
President Barack Obama proposes legislation to prohibit bank holding companies from owning, investing, or sponsoring hedge funds or private equity funds and from engaging in proprietary trading.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, declaring that an attack on one nation's computer networks "can be an attack on all," issued a warning that the United States would defend itself from cyberattacks, though she left unclear the means of response.
Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards admits he fathered a child during an affair before his second White House bid.
President Barack Obama in his weekly radio and internet address said with reference to the January 21 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, "This ruling opens the floodgates for an unlimited amount of special interest money into our democracy. It gives the special interest lobbyists new leverage to spend millions on advertising to persuade elected officials to vote their way - or to punish those who don't."
Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's cousin, known as Chemical Ali, is executed.
Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States, passed away.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said China risks diplomatic isolation and economic uncertainty if it doesn't join the international push to further sanction Iran for its nuclear program. Beijing has been reluctant to support United Nations penalties to curb Iran's pursuit of nuclear technologies and weapons-delivery systems.
Toyota announces that the Prius, has flaws in its braking system.
National Tea Party Convention convenes in Nashville, headlined by Sarah Palin.
The unemployment rate drops to 9.7% in January 2010, down from 10% in December. An additional 20,000 jobs were lost.
Democratic Rep. John Murtha, who represented Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district, PA-12, in the United Sta[tes House o[f Representatives]] since 1974 passed away.
A high ranking Taliban commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, is captured in Karachi with intelligence help from the United States. Being a relatively moderate member of the Taliban's senior leadership, Baradar's capture has undermined Karzai's push for peace talks.
A United States Special Forces airstrike in Kabul, Afghanistan, targeting insurgents, accidentally kills 27 Afghan civilians.
Chile was devastated by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake. About 750 people were killed in the quake, while over 1.5 million were displaced.
Rep. Charles Rangel steps down as chairman of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee due to growing concerns over ethics violations. An ethics panel is investigating his fund-raising tactics, his failing to pay taxes on his rental property, and the use of rent-controlled homes for business purposes.
The unemployment rate remained steady in February, at 9.7 percent. The economy shed 36,000 jobs, fewer than forecasted.
Iraqi parlimentary elections held.
Israel's Interior Ministry announced that it had approved construction of 1,600 new apartments, an embarrassing setback for Vice President Joe Biden after a day of warm meetings with top Israeli officials.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton rebukes Israel over its recent decision to build new settlements in East Jerusalem.
Attorney General Eric Holder says Osama bin Laden will never face trial in the United States because he will not be captured alive.
The man who oversees U.S. forces in both the Iraq and Afghan wars, Gen. David Petraeus, in testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, says the fighting in Afghanistan will "likely get harder before it gets easier" and predicts 2010 will be a difficult year. On Iraq, he expects the United States can reduce its forces as planned, from about 97,000 to 50,000 by the end of *August.
Liberal Rep. Dennis Kucinich says he will support President Barack Obama's health care overhaul bill when the U.S. House considers it.
Democrats kill the extra $100 million in Medicaid funds for Nebraska in health care overhaul bill that has become a symbol of backdoor deal making.
President Barack Obama has signed into law a package of tax breaks and spending designed to give the nation a boost in jobs. The legislation includes about $18 billion in tax breaks and $20 billion into highway and transit programs and includes incentives for small businesses to hire new employees who have been out of work for 60 days.
Idaho's Republican Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter signed into law a measure requiring the state attorney general to sue the federal government over any insurance mandate requiring people to buy health insurance. Idaho is the first state to do such.
Democratic lawmakers drop plan for an indirect vote that would have relied on a legislative maneuver to give their OK to the Senate's version of health care legislation. There would be a straight up-or-down vote on the health care overhaul bill
President Obama went to Capitol Hill to encourage House Democrats to finish work on his health care overhaul bill and told them, "We're going to get this done." House Democrats make final preparations for final passage of the bill on Sunday, March 21.
Stewart Udall,former Secretary of the Interior from 1961 to 1969, under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, passed away.
President Barack Obama announces plans to issue an executive order assuring that federal policy bar U.S. aid for abortions except in cases of rape, incest or when the mother's life is in danger. The order will help to assure the passage of Obama's health care bill by winning support from a bloc of Democratic anti-abortion lawmakers led by Rep. Bart Stupak.
The U.S. House gave final approval by a 219-to-212 vote to legislation passed by the U.S. Senate on Christmas Eve overhauling the nation's healthcare system (216 votes were needed to pass the legislation). The House later adopted a package of changes, agreed to in negotiations among House and Senate Democrats and the White House, by a vote of 220 to 211. That package goes to the Senate for a vote.
President Barack Obama signs the landmark health care overhaul bill into law.
The FBI investigates threats against lawmakers stemming from intense opposition to the health care overhaul law.
The U.S. Senate by a 56-43 roll call vote, passes legislation to 'fix' parts of the new health care overhaul law which was signed by the President on Tuesday, March 23. Subsequently the U.S. House voted 220-207 to approve changes to the new health overhaul law.
The U.S. and Russia sealed a major nuclear weapons treaty, agreeing to slash both warhead arsenals by nearly one-third.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the conservative group SpeechNow.org can raise unlimited donations from individuals for election ads it plans to run independently of candidates.
Former Iraqi prime minister Ayad Allawi-led Iraqiya party wins 91 seats in parliamentary elections, edging out Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's 89 seats.
Thousands of so-called Tea Party activists rallied in Searchlight, Nevada, the hometown of Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid.
President Barack Obama announces the appointment of 15 recess appointments including two appointment to the National Labor Relations Board. These nominees were prevented from being confirmed in the U.S. Senate largely as a result of Republican opposition.
President Barack Obama makes a surprise visit to Afghanistan, spending about six hours in the country. President Obama talked with President Hamid Karzai about the continuing corruption in Karzai's administration and met with troops at Bagram Air Base.
Pope Benedict XVI opened Holy Week amid one of the most serious crises facing the church in decades involving pedophile priests.
Two central Moscow subway stations were attacked by female suicide bombers during rush-hour. At least 38 people were killed and 60 others wounded in the two explosions. It is believed Chechen rebels were behind the attacks.
The G-8 meeting of foreign ministers precedes *June's G-8 summit uniting world leaders in Huntsville, Ontario focusing on non-economic issues.
It is reported that nine suspects were arrested in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana by the FBI in an alleged Christian militia plot over the preceding weekend. Suspected members of a group that called itself Hutaree were allegedly plotting to kill police officers.
President Barack Obama announced plans to allow drilling along the Atlantic coastline, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the north coast of Alaska — ending a longstanding moratorium on exploration from the northern tip of Delaware to the central coast of Florida, covering 167 million acres of ocean.
Census Day.
The Obama administration finalized strict new gas mileage standards for new cars and trucks. Vehicles released in 2016 will be required to meet fuel efficiency targets of 34.1 miles per gallon.
Ethics complaints against lawmakers who have rented rooms in a controversial Capitol Hill townhouse on C street are reported to be filed by a watchdog group called The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
Nationwide, the unemployment rate held steady at 9.7 percent in March.
Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona and Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California say that the Republican National Committee must be held accountable for the way it uses the money it raises in light of nearly $2,000 spent for a night at a sex-themed Hollywood nightclub.
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Mexicali, Mexico and was felt in Los Angeles and Phoenix.
The U.S. consulate in Peshawar was attacked by at least five suicide bombers. At least six Pakistanis were killed and many were injured. No Americans were hurt.
29 miners were killed after a mine explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia. The Massey Energy Company, the biggest coal mining business in central Appalachia and the owner of the Upper Big Branch mine is scrutinized for its poor safety history.
Kyrgyzstan's president, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, fled the capital, Bishkek, on his plane, and the opposition declared that it was forming its own government.
President Barack Obama said his administration would narrow the circumstances in which the U.S. might launch a nuclear strike, that it would not develop new nuclear warheads and would seek even deeper cuts in American and Russian arsenals.
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell called it a "major omission" not to have noted slavery in his declaring *April Confederate History Month in Virginia.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and President Barack Obama sign a new nuclear arms agreement between the United States and Russia in Prague.
Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced that he would retire at the end of this Supreme Court term.
Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others, including numerous lawmakers, the central bank governor, the commanders of the country's armed forces and the head of its Olympic committee, died in a plane crash *April 10 near Russia's Katyn forest.
President Barack Obama convenes a 47-nation nuclear security conference. The President in addressing the conference said that the prospect of nuclear terrorism had emerged as one of the greatest threats to global security. He called on global leaders to secure or destroy vulnerable stockpiles of nuclear materials. In two years, leaders will gather again in South Korea to assess progress in securing stockpiles.
President Barack Obama said he is confident China will join other nations in urging tough new sanctions on Iran for continuing to defy the international community in seeking nuclear weapons.
A 6.2 quake struck the impoverished county of Yushu in China's Qinghai province in the Tibetian region.
Saying that the prospect of nuclear terrorism had emerged as one of the greatest threats to global security, President Barack Obama called on world leaders to "not simply to talk, but to act" to secure or destroy vulnerable stockpiles of nuclear materials.
Tea party protesters mark tax day with protests across the country.
President Barack Obama issues a directive making it easier for hospital patients, particularly gays and lesbians, to receive visitors and choose who will make medical decisions on their behalf.
Flights from the Eastern United States to Europe are disrupted by clouds of ash spewed from an Icelandic volcano.
Senate Republicans fiercely criticized nominee Goodwin Liu, President Barack Obama's choice for a seat on a San Francisco-based federal appellate court.
Internal CIA e-mails show the former CIA head, Porter Goss, agreed with a top aide's 2005 decision to destroy videotapes of the harsh interrogation of a terror suspect, an action that remains the focus of an FBI investigation.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged that Goldman Sachs had committed fraud by creating and selling a mortgage investment that secretly intended to fail.
Obama cancels trip to Poland for the funeral of Poland's president, who died in a plane crash April 10 near Russia's Katyn forest. The trip was cancelled due to volcanic fallout from an Icelandic volcano.
A British Petroleum oil rig off the coast of Louisiana exploded, caught fire and sank 36 hours later. 11 men died in that incident. An oil spill bigger than the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989 ensues causing a massive environmental cleanup operation.
Two days after the explosion of a BP oil rig off the coast of Louisiana exploded, the oil rig sank to the ocean floor.
Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona signed into law SB 1070, which prohibits the harboring of illegal aliens and makes it a state crime for an alien to commit certain federal immigration crimes. It also requires police officers who, in the course of a traffic stop or other law-enforcement action, come to a "reasonable suspicion" that a person is an illegal alien verify the person's immigration status with the federal government. A national furor ensues.
Four days after the explosion of a BP oil rig off the coast of Louisiana, an oil leak is found. (see April 20)
In a U.S. Senate hearing, where Goldman Sachs officials were grilled for 11 hours, senators from both parties harshly criticized Goldman for its actions.
As of Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at least 4,393 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in *March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
The U.S. Supreme Court, by a 5-4 vote, refused to order the removal of a congressionally endorsed war memorial cross from its longtime home atop a remote rocky outcropping in California's Mojave Desert.
62 members of the House, in a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, asked the Justice Department to begin a criminal investigation of Goldman Sachs and other firms that possibly committed fraud.
Government scientists monitoring by air the oil plume already on the water concluded BP's estimate of release from the disabled oil well was far too low and revised the estimate to 5,000 barrels a day instead of 1,000.
The U.S. military's ban on women serving on submarines ends.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency so officials could begin preparing for the impact of the continuing Gulf Coast oil spill. At least 10 wildlife management areas and refuges in Louisiana and neighboring Mississippi are in the oil plume's path.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced that the Gulf Coast oil spill has been designated of "national significance," meaning that the government has taken control of cleanup operations and that a wide range of new federal resources are now available to those involved in the efforts.
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist announced that he is leaving the Republican primary for Senate, and is instead running in the general election as an independent.
Republicans in the U.S. Senate drop their objection to a debate on the most significant reforms to financial regulations since the 1930s.
Four-term Republican Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida announced that she will not seek re-election to Congress, citing health concerns.
David Axelrod, a top adviser to President Barack Obama says no new oil drilling will be authorized until authorities learn what caused the explosion of the deep water BP rig off the coast of Louisiana.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and other administration officials flew to the Gulf Coast.
Four Democratic New Jersey lawmakers ask President Barack Obama in a letter, to reverse his plan for new offshore oil and gas drilling in light of the giant Gulf Coast oil spill.
Arizona Gov.Jan Brewer signed a bill that makes changes to a controversial new state immigration law, saying the changes should ease concerns about racial profiling. The Arizona legislature changed the language of the bill to require scrutiny only of people who police stop, detain or arrest. They also changed a section of the bill that barred officers from "solely" using race as grounds for suspecting someone is in the country illegally. The legislators removed the word "solely" to bar race from being used by officers enforcing the law.
The U.S. economy expanded at a 3.2 percent annual rate in the first quarter as consumers increased spending at the fastest pace in three years, the strongest sign yet a sustainable recovery May be taking hold, according to the U.S. Commerce Department.
A bomb in a Nissan Pathfinder SUV which was left in New York City's Times Square fails to go off. 53 hours later, Faisal Shahzad, an American of Pakistani descent, was arrested on Emirates flight EK202 about to leave JFK airport for Dubai.
12 days after the $350 million Deepwater Horizon oil rig was consumed by flames, President Barack Obama flew to the Gulf to get a firsthand look.
The Pentagon says Alabama, Florida and Mississippi have requested the federal mobilization of National Guard troops to aid oil clean-up efforts along the Gulf Coast.
Parts of the southeast United States, including Tennessee, Kentucky, and Mississippi are flooded after two days of torrential rains.
Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says the administration wants to work with Congress to change a law that caps at $75 million BP's liability for economic damages. Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey is co-sponsoring a measure that would raise the liability limit to $10 billion. Menendez also wants it to be made retroactive so it can apply to the huge spill that began after an oil rig exploded in the Gulf on April 20.
As of Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at least 4,397 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in *March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
President Barack Obama says he wants to begin work this year on legislation overhauling the nation's immigration system, firming up his commitment on a key priority for Latino voters and lawmakers.
The protests and riots in Athens against the Greek government's austerity program threaten to undermine tourism, one of Greece's few growth industries and the country's best hope of easing the pain of its unprecedented austerity program.
Fears of the spread of Greek debt crisis hit stocks and currencies around the world.
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Dave Obey (D-WI) announces his retirement after 41 years in Congress.
As of Friday, May 7, 2010, at least 971 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.
The Federal Election Commission grants the National Democratic Redistricting Trust's request to let lawmakers raise unlimited contributions for the legal fights likely to develop as congressional district boundaries are redrawn after the 2010 census.
The U.S. economy added 290,000 jobs in March, the biggest gain in four years.
Senior White House officials say that the Pakistani Taliban were behind the failed Times Square bombing on May 2.
President Barack Obama introduces his Supreme Court nominee Elena Kaga, who is expected to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens.
Tornadoes ripped through the Southern Plains killing five people and injured dozens.
Several senator urge the Obama administration to put the Pakistani Taliban on a State Department terrorism blacklist that would impose sanctions.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown formally resigns as prime minister and a new coalition government is formed.
President Barack Obama congratulates new British Prime Minister David Cameron on his appointment - offering an invite to visit Washington during the summer.
After meeting with President Barack Obama, Afghan President Hamid Karzai promises a better government.
President Barack Obama says the U.S. is still on track to begin bringing troops home from Afghanistan in *July of 2011.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton rules out any political reconciliation with Taliban who refuse to recognize the rights of women.
The EPA said it is completing a rule requiring large polluters to reduce six greenhouse gases by installing better technology and improving energy efficiency. The step should be taken whenever a facility is built or significantly modified. The rule will take effect in July 2011 and applies to any industrial plant that emits at least 75,000 tons of greenhouse gases a year.
The U.S. Supreme Court votes 5–4 against life sentences for juveniles who commit crimes other than murder.
The United States, Russia, China, and others agree to impose sanctions on Iran's nuclear program, in an attempt to stop the country from enriching uranium.
Thai rioters disperse, and protest leaders surrender, ending a 68 day protest.
National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair's last day is on May 28 as it becomes known that President Obama has lost confidence in Director Blair.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says North Korea must face international consequences for the sinking of a South Korean warship by a North Korean submarine in *March 2010.
President Obama appoints former Flordia Senator Bob Graham and former EPA head William Reilly to head a bipartisan commission that will look into the spill's causes and recommend the "precautions we need to take to avoid a similar disaster from happening again."
Honolulu City Councilman Charles Djou, Republican, won the House seat representing urban Honolulu, as two Democrats, State Senator Colleen Hanabusa and former U.S. Rep. Ed Case split the Democratic vote. The seat was held by Rep. Neil Abercrombie, who resigned to run for the Hawaii governorship.
An Air India Boeing 737-800 passenger airliner overshoots a hilltop runway in southern India and plunged over a cliff killing 158 people and leaving only 8 survivors.
President Obama will bolster the U.S-Mexico border with 1,200 National Guard troops and increase law enforcement spending to reduce rampant drug smuggling in the area.
BP starts the "top kill" procedure.
President Obama heads to Louisiana.
BP engineers say that the "top kill" technique had failed
Nine activists were killed by Israeli naval commandos aboard the Mavi Marmara, a Turkish passenger vessel that was carrying about 600 activists. The Mavi Marmara was part of a flotilla of 6 ships, passenger and cargo, destined for the Palestinian Gaza Strip carrying 10,000 tons of aid. The flotilla challenged the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip. The Israeli government has said that a blockade was necessary to protect Israel against the infiltration into Gaza of weapons and fighters sponsored by Iran.
The top financial chief and co-founder of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, is killed in an American drone attack in Pakistan. American intelligence officials say he was the third highest leader in the organization, behind Osama Bin Laden and his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri.
The Obama administration says it has begun civil and criminal investigations into the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Prime Minister of Japan, Yukio Hatoyama announces his resignation from office.
According to the Department of Labor's statistics, employers added 431,000 jobs and the jobless rate fell to 9.7 percent in *May, from 9.9 percent in April. But the underlying numbers showed that almost all of the growth came from the 411,000 workers hired by the federal government to help with the Census.
President Obama names Lt. Gen. James R. Clapper Jr. as the new director of national intelligence. Clapper is tasked with improving the coordination between the 16 U.S. spy and intelligence agencies.
Senator Blanche Lincoln withstood a multi-million-dollar campaign against her from organized labor, environmental groups and liberal advocacy organizations from outside Arkansas as she wins the Democratic primary election over Lt. Gov. Bill Halter.
Twelve of the 15 nations on the U.N. Security Council voted for sanctions against Iran's nuclear program. (Turkey and Brazil voted against it and Lebanon abstained.)
President Barack Obama, in his first televised Oval Office speech, used the still-unresolved crisis in the Gulf of Mexico to press for sweeping change in energy policy.
The government raised its estimate of the oil flow rate yet again, declaring that as much as 60,000 barrels of oil could be flowing into the Gulf every day.
Tony Hayward, the chief executive of BP, faced relentless questioning by Congressional Democrats and denied any personal responsibility for the decisions that led to the disastrous oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.
Texas congressman Joe Barton, ranking Republican member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce apologized to the BP CEO Tony Hayward and said "I'm ashamed of what happened in the White House". Barton was referring to the agreement that President Barack Obama announced with BP for establishment of a $20 billion relief fund. Barton described the White House action as a "shakedown". Barton later retracted his apology.
British Petroleum's chairman, Carl-Henric Svanberg, says that Mr. Hayward "is now handing over the operations, the daily operations, to Bob Dudley." He was referring to Robert Dudley, an American oil executive who has been a managing director of BP since 2009.
Israel announces an eased blockade of Gaza that could significantly expand the flow of goods overland into the impoverished coastal Palestinian Gaza Strip, isolated by the Israelis for three years.
The U.S. Supreme Court upholds a federal law that makes it a crime to provide "material support" to foreign terrorist organizations, even if the help takes the form of training for peacefully resolving conflicts.
Gen. Stanley McChrystal's negative remarks about administration officials in interviews for a Rolling Stone magazine article represent conduct that "undermines the civilian control of the military that is at the core of our democratic system," says President Barack Obama as he fires McChrystal and replaces him with Gen. David Petraeus.
United States Senator Robert Byrd, Democrat from West Virginia died. Byrd served as a Senator from 1959 to 2010 and was the longest-serving senator and the longest-serving member in the history of the United States Congress.
The FBI arrested 10 people who allegedly spied for Russia for up to a decade - posing as innocent civilians while trying to infiltrate U.S. policymaking circles and learn about U.S. weapons, diplomatic strategy and political developments.
The Senate has unanimously confirAccmed Gen. David Petraeus as the next commander of the Afghanistan war. The vote was 99-0.
Benigno Aquino III, sworn in as the Philippines' 15th president
Hurricane Alex, a Category 2 storm with sustained winds of near 105 mph (155 kph), makes landfall about 10 p.m. EDT Wednesday at Soto La Marina along the Mexican coast.
As of July 2, 2010, at least 1,063 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.
The United States added 83,000 private sector jobs in June, according to the Labor Department. The unemployment rate declined to 9.5 percent, from 9.7 percent in May. But the decline is deceptive as 652,000 Americans left the work force, giving up on finding a job.
Vice President Joe Biden visits Iraq to celebrate July 4 with the troops and to be briefed by military commanders.
Apple admits flaw in iPhone4.
As of July 6, 2010, at least 4,412 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
The U.S. Justice Department is filing a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Arizona's tough new law targeting illegal immigrants, according to the Associated Press.
U.S. District Judge Joseph Tauro ruled the federal law banning gay marriage, The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), is unconstitutional because it interferes with the right of a state to define the institution and therefore denies married gay couples some federal benefits.
10 Russian agents who blended into American communities and who were arrested two weeks prior, were back on Russian soil, a day after they were exchanged at the Vienna airport for four prisoners the Russians had accused of spying for the West.
Two explosions rip through crowds watching the World Cup final in two places in Uganda's capital killing 64 people.
Spain won the World Cup Championship's final game for the first time with a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney disclosed that he has undergone surgery to implant a left ventricular assist device to relieve symptoms of his end-stage congestive heart failure.
By a 60-39 vote the U.S. Senate passed financial reform legislation that imposes new regulations on Wall Street and creates new protections for consumers.
Goldman Sachs agrees to a $550 million settlement with the federal government after being accused of misleading investors during the subprime mortgage crisis and housing market collapse.
On day 87 of BP oil spill, oil stops flowing.
Carte Goodwin is appointed by West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin to replace Sen. Robert Byrd who passed away on *June 28, 2010. A special election will be held on November 2, 2010, to determine who will serve the remaining two years in Byrd's term.
Shirley Sherrod was forced to resign from her position as Georgia State Director of Rural Development for the United States Department of Agriculture after conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart posted edited video excerpts of Sherrod's address at a *March 2010 NAACP event to his website implying present racism. The decision to fire her was reversed when the full video revealed a different interpretation of her remarks.
For the first time since the beginning of the 19th century, the United States is no longer the world's No. 1 consumer of energy, according to International Energy Agency's report. The title now goes to China.
A bipartisan, four-member investigative subcommittee of the House Ethics Committee indicated that it had "substantial reason to believe" that Rep. Charles Rangel had violated a range of ethics rules.
Tropical storm Bonnie makes landfall on the southeastern coast of Florida and dissipates in the Gulf of Mexico on July 24.
Wikileaks released to The Guardian, The New York Times, and Der Spiegel over 92,000 documents related to the war in Afghanistan between 2004 and the end of 2009.
The U.S. consumer confidence index for July is at its lowest since February, with one in six people expecting lower income in the next six months.
By a 57-41 U.S. Senate vote, Senate Republicans block legislation imposing new restrictions on political activity by special interest groups, which calls for greater disclosure on campaign advertising funded independently by corporations, unions and other organizations, but included an exemption for the National Rifle Association and a small number of other groups.
BP confirms Tony Hayward would resign as CEO of the company and be replaced by Bob Dudley on 1 October 2010.
A federal district court judge issues a preliminary injunction against sections of Arizona's immigration enforcement law, scheduled to take effect on July 29, that called for police officers to check a person's immigration status while enforcing other laws and required immigrants to prove that they were authorized to be in the country or risk state charges.
The U.S. Senate shelves a plan to create a $30 billion loan fund for cash-strapped small businesses, due to a GOP filibuster, delaying final passage of a top administration priority.
The U.S. House's rejection of bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust has opened a sharp rift between two New York congressmen, Republican Peter King and Democrat Anthony Weiner. [1]
Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former U.S. President, Bill Clinton and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, weds Marc Mezvinsky at exclusive New York estate.
Russian authorities impose a state of emergency around about 500 towns and villages because of wildfires burning across the west of the country.
Judge Vaughn Walker, the chief judge of the Federal District Court of the Northern District of California, strikes down the voter-approved gay marriage ban (Proposition 8) in California, calling the law unconstitutional. Walker says the law discriminates against gay men and women.
The United States Senate votes 63 to 37 to confirm Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court.
33 mine workers in Chile are trapped when the cave they are working in caves in.
In July, 131,000 jobs were lost in the U.S. economy, despite the fact that private payrolls grew. This number is greater than experts had expected. The unemployment rate remains at 9.5%.
Former Senator Ted Stevens, 86, died in a small plane crash, along with 4 others, in Alaska. Stevens served six terms in the U.S. Senate, however, Stevens lost his seat after being found guilty of corruption, charges that were eventually dropped.
President Obama, referring to the Islamic mosque controversy, said he supports the "right to build a place of worship and a community centre on private property in Lower Manhattan, in accordance with local laws and ordinances." The decision to build an 15-storey Islamic centre in Manhattan, including a mosque, two blocks from the Ground Zero site of the September 11th terrorist attacks has grown from a local controversy to a national debate.
Egg recalls announced as many are stricken with salmonella.
One-fifth of Pakistan has been flooded in relentless monsoon rains. Nearly 1,400 people have died and 875,000 homes have either washed away or are damaged, according to Pakistan's Disaster Authority.
China's economy is the second-largest in the world. China passed Japan and is approaching that of the United States.
After deliberating for 14 days, the jury found former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich guilty one criminal count — making false statements to the F.B.I., which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. Jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict on 23 of the 24 counts against Blagojevich.
International relief officials say the pace of aid donations was still not commensurate to deal with Pakistan's worst flooding disaster.
White House spokesman Bill Burton says President Barack Obama is a Christian who prays daily, trying to tamp down growing doubts about the president's religion.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announces that negotiations between Israel and Palestine, that was shelved two years ago, will resume Sept. 2 in Washington.
William Saxbe, a Republican, who became the fourth attorney general to serve under President Richard M. Nixon and presided during the Watergate investigation, dies. He was 94.
Former Republican Party Chairman Ken Mehlman says in a magazine interview that he is gay. Mehlman was campaign manager for President George W. Bush in 2004 and then RNC chairman after Bush's re-election.
Former president Jimmy Carter negotiated the release of an American citizen, Aijalon Gomes, who was imprisoned and sentenced to eight years' hard labor for crossing into North Korea from China on Jan. 25 for unknown reasons.
Seven years after the war in Iraq began, President Barak Obama announces the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom with the withdrawal of U.S. combat forces.
President Barack Obama announced a six-year infrastructure revamp plan with an initial investment of $50 billion to jump-start job creation.
Direct negotiations between Israel and The Palestinian Authority begin in Washington D.C.
The Labor Department reports that the U.S. unemployment rate is up to 9.6% in August.
President Barack Obama says he opposes any compromise that would extend the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy beyond 2010.
A natural gas line explosion in San Bruno, California destroyed 53 homes and damaged 120 others. 7 people die, 20 are injured, 6 are still missing.
Senate Republicans blocked efforts by Democrats and the White House to lift the ban on gays from serving openly in the military, voting unanimously against advancing a major defense policy bill that included the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' provision.
Senate Republicans continue to block legislation requiring special interest groups running campaign ads to identify their donors. By a 59-39 vote, the legislation fell one short of the 60 needed to advance in the Senate.
During a speech at the U.N. by President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wherein he states that the "majority of the American people as well as most nations and politicians around the world" say that the 9/11 attacks were the work of the Government of the United States trying to protect Israel," the U.S delegation along with many other U.N. delegates walk out.
President Barack Obama used his weekly radio and Internet address to criticize House Republicans over the "Pledge to America" released during the previous week. According to Obama, the Pledge contained "the very same policies that led to the economic crisis in the first place, which isn't surprising, since many of their leaders were among the architects of that failed policy."
The Obama administration expressed disappointment in Israel's refusal to extend a slowdown in settlement construction raising the prospect of Palestinians walking away from current peace negotiations.
President Barack Obama signs into law a chain of tax cuts for small businesses and up to $14 billion in federally funded loans aimed at stimulating job creation,
NATO-led forces are reported to have killed more than 50 insurgents on Pakistani soil after rare pursuits by helicopters across the border from Afghanistan over the past weekend.
President Barack Obama scolds fellow Democrats even as he rallied them Tuesday in an effort to save the party from big GOP gains in the crucial midterm elections. The President says,"It is inexcusable for any Democrat or progressive right now to stand on the sidelines".
The U.S. Supreme Court will post audio files of each week's arguments on its website Friday starting in October. The court has put argument transcripts on the site within hours of the arguments.
The U.S. House, by a vote of 268-160, has approved a bill to give up to $7.4 billion to workers sickened during the cleanup of World Trade Center site after the Sept. 11 attacks.
Congressional Democrats off plans to repeal George W. Bush's top income tax rate cuts until a post-election lameduck session of Congress.
Senate Republicans successfully block the passage of a bill that would have denied tax breaks to US companies moving jobs overseas.
Pakistan blocks land route for NATO convoys carrying supplies to Afghanistan after a cross-border NATO helicopter attack is blamed for the deaths of three Pakistani soldiers.
Justice Elena Kagan took her seat at the U.S. Supreme Court for the first time in front of a packed courtroom that included President Barack Obama.
Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel says goodbye to the White House and President Barack Obama. Emanuael will be starting an election campaign for the Chicago Mayor's office. Pete Rouse replaces Rahm Emanuel as White House Chief of Staff.
Al-Qaida released an audio tape of Osama bin Laden in which the leader of the terror network calls for the creation of a relief body to aid Muslims harmed in natural disasters and wars.
"One Nation Working Together", a coalition of progressive and civil rights groups marched by the thousands to the Lincoln Memorial and pledged to support Democrats struggling to keep power on Capitol Hill. The event comes one month after Glenn Beck packed the same space with conservatives and tea party-style activists.
The U.S. Supreme Court starts a new term with a new member, justice Elena Kagan.
In Hungary, a sludge reservoir bursts sending 200 million gallons of toxic mud into the roads of three villages, killing 8 people and injuring scores of others.
The U.S. apologized for a recent helicopter attack that killed two Pakistani soldiers at an outpost near the Afghan border, saying American pilots mistook the soldiers for insurgents they were pursuing. The border was closed to NATO convoys on September 30 because of the inadvertent killings. Militants have taken advantage of the stalled convoy to launch attacks against stranded or rerouted trucks.
A private White House review uses tough language to suggest that Pakistan is not doing enough to confront the Taliban and al Qaeda.
The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments about funeral protests. Whether Westboro Baptist Church's pickets are protected by the First Amendment was explored. The church was sued by Albert Snyder, who said the picketing caused emotional distress when they did so at the funeral of his son, Matt, a Marine who died in Iraq.
The White House lifts the moratorium on deepwater drilling for oil and gas, which has been in place since the Deepwater Horizon explosion and subsequent oil spill.
U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips, of California, orders the government to stop the enforcement of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell Law."
33 miners are pulled from the San Jose mine in Chile after spending 69 days trapped.
The Defense Department warns gay troops that if they disclose their sexual orientation, they could still get in trouble, despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' unconstitutional.
Attorney General Eric Holder says the federal government will enforce its marijuana laws in California even if the state's voters approve a ballot measure to legalize the drug.
A one-day strike over the French government's pension reform proposal to raise the legal minimum requirement age from 60 to 62, turned into widespread protests, gas shortages, blockaded roads, closed schools, and violence in France.
A federal appeals court temporarily stays the U.S. district court decision reverse the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. The military will continue to enforce the policy for the time being.
A 7.7-magnitude quake that struck the remote Mentawi islands off western Sumatra, spawned a 10-foot (3-meter) wave that kills hundreds in Indonesia.
President Barack Obama says the suspicious packages believed to be linked to a plot by Yemen's al-Qaida branch is a "credible terrorist threat."
The San Francisco Giants beat the Texas Rangers 3 to 1 to win the World Series.
General election day. GOP wins back the U.S. House, makes gains in the U.S. Senate, and wins many governorships. The GOP seized control of about a dozen statehouses.
China rejected a U.S. offer to broker three-way talks with Japan over disputed islands in the East China Sea. China's latest spat with Japan started after a Chinese fishing trawler collided in September with two Japanese patrol boats near the disputed islands.
Japan temporarily called back its ambassador to Moscow following Medvedev's visit one of the Kurile islands. The Kurile Islands are claimed by both countries.
The Federal Reserve announces it intends to buy $600 billion in Treasury bonds through the middle of 2011, on top of an estimated $250 billion to $300 billion already planned.
President Barack Obama abandons legislation, hopelessly stalled in the U.S. Senate, that includes economic incentives to reduce carbon emissions from power plants, vehicles and other sources.
Al-Qaida has claimed responsibility for the downing of a United Parcel Service cargo plane in Dubai in September and also says it was behind the mail bomb plot uncovered by international authorities in late October.
Hurricane Tomas lashes Haiti, leaves 20 dead.
The U.S. rate of unemployment in October remained at 9.6%.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is encouraging Congress to act before year's end to repeal the ban on gays serving openly in the military. It's a position shared by President Barack Obama.
President Barack Obama on Monday endorsed India's bid to become a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council.
China defended its controversial foreign exchange controls as "responsible" and repeated its vow to gradually increase the flexibility of its yuan currency.
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Pentagon to continue preventing openly gay people from serving in the military while a federal appeals court reviews the "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
A long-expected trade agreement with South Korea failed to materialize, while Obama attended the G20 summit in Seoul, South Korea.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the United States must reduce the visibility and intensity of its military operations in Afghanistan.
Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., will continue as majority leader and Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., will stay on as minority leader in the 112th Congress.
Sen. Mitch McConnell says the abuse of the earmarking system turned it into a symbol of government waste that Republicans do oppose. McConnell had long been a proponent of the earmarking system.
Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.), was found guilty Tuesday of breaking 11 separate congressional rules related to his personal finances and his fundraising efforts for a New York college.
House Democrats elected Nancy Pelosi to remain as their leader.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski celebrates her write-in victory over Sarah Palin's favored candidate, Joe Miller, in Alaska
Head of the Transportation Security Administration, John Pistole says the full body scans and thorough hand pat-downs causing a furor among some passengers and pilots are unavoidable in a time of terrorist threats.
President Barack Obama tells GOP not to hold up Russia arms treaty
Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said he worries that North Korea is advancing its potential nuclear capability toward "real life" after a scientist reported new activity in its atomic program.
NATO leaders emerged from a two-day summit in Portugal with a common commitment that U.S. and other allied forces will have moved into a support role in Afghanistan by the end of 2014.
Tom Delay, former House Majority Leader from Texas, is convicted of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering involving corporate campaign contributions.
Documents obtained by WikiLeaks of some of the purported U.S. diplomatic cables are published online.
President Barack Obama proposes a two-year freeze of the salaries of some 2 million federal workers, trying to seize the deficit-cutting initiative from Republicans.
Congressional Republican leaders held a meeting with President Obama. This is Obama's first meeting with top lawmakers since Republicans made huge gains in the midterm elections. At the meeting, Obama told Representative John Boehner, the incoming House speaker, and Senator Mitch McConnell, the Senate Republican leader, that he regretted not reaching out to them more in his first two years in office and vowed to do better.
The Pentagon announces, after a nine month study, that repealing the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," law, which forbids gay and lesbian service members from serving openly in the military, will not affect the military's strength.
In a letter cosigned by 42 Senate Republicans to Senate President Harry Reid, Senate Republicans said they intend to block action on virtually all Democratic-backed legislation until all the Bush-era tax cuts are extended, and until the Senate passes legislation to fund the government.
The U.S. Senate rejected, by a roll call vote of 56-39, a ban on lawmakers inserting earmarks or pet projects in spending bills.
Colin Powell, a retired four-star Army general and former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, said he fully supports the New START treaty, and believes President Obama has adequately addressed the concerns of Republicans lawmakers over verification and modernization of the remaining U.S. nuclear arsenal.
Rep. Charles Rangel of New York was censured by the House for financial and fundraising misconduct. The vote was 333-79. It was only the 23rd time that the House invoked its most serious punishment short of expulsion.
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and the country's top military officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, urged a Senate panel to pass legislation repealing the don't ask don't tell policy before the end of the year.
President Obama spends four hours in Afghanistan. Obama met with Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, and the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Karl Eikenberry. Obama visited wounded soldiers at a base hospital and pinned five with Purple Hearts.
Top uniformed Army and Marines generals told a Senate panel that letting gays serve openly in the military during wartime would be divisive and difficult.
The unemployment rate in the U.S. rose to 9.8% in November, up from the rate of 9.6% in the previous several months.
The United States, Japan and South Korea say they would not resume nuclear negotiations with North Korea until it stops its "provocative and belligerent" behavior and takes concrete steps to roll back its nuclear arms program.
The 69th anniversary of the day the Japanese navy attacked Pearl Harbor Naval Base, killing 2,403 people, destroying 188 planes and damaging 8 battleships.
President Barack Obama testily defended his Bush tax cuts compromise over combat with Republicans, lecturing mostly liberal Democrats not to be "sanctimonious" purists in denial of tax cuts for those making above $250,000.
Julian Assange, the Wikileaks spokesperson is arrested in the UK by police.
A deal between President Obama and congressional Republicans involving a two-year extension of Bush-era tax cuts for all income levels is announced - breaking Obama's campaign promise to let tax cuts for the rich expire.
Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Senator John Edwards, dies at age 61 from breast cancer.
House and Senate Republicans thwart Democratic efforts to award $250 checks to Social Security recipients facing a second consecutive year without a cost-of-living increase.
The Senate passed a one-year 'fix' preventing a 25 percent cut to Medicare payments that would kick in on Jan. 1. Still needs to clear the House.
Republican Tom Emmer conceded the Minnesota governor's race to Mark Dayton.
The Obama administration, it is reported, has abandoned attempts to persuade Israel to slow West Bank settlement activity. The Palestinians had demanded the freeze in settlements in exchange for engaging in direct talks that were supposed to lead to a Palestinian state living side-by-side in peace with Israel.
Senate Republicans derailed a bill to aid people who got sick after exposure to dust from the World Trade Center's collapse in the Sept. 11 attack. Supporters were three votes short of the 60 needed to proceed to debate and a final vote on the bill that would have provided as much as $7.4 billion in health care and compensation to 9/11 responders and survivors.
A major defense authorization bill carrying the repeal of the military's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' law was blocked by Senate Republicans and one Senate Democrat after negotiations between the parties failed.
The Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas is sticking to his refusal to resume peace talks with Israel unless it freezes all construction of Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
Richard Holbrooke, 69, U.S. special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan passed away.
The Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR) that is now called the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, was signed into law by President Obama.
For the second time in 2010, by a vote of 250-175 vote, the House voted to do away with the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, giving the Senate a final shot at changing a law requiring thousands of uniformed gays to hide their sexual identity.
President Barack Obama has signed into law legislation that delays for one year a cut in Medicare pay to doctors.
The Obama administration's year-end review of its Afghanistan and Pakistan strategy is released: President Obama says, "We are on track to achieve our goals." The review suggests tough combat would continue for years and that troop withdrawals in 2011 would probably be small.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is released from UK prison after spending 9 days.
Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon announces he has prostate cancer and will miss late-session votes.
The Obama-GOP tax-cut deal passes a House by a vote by 277-148. The bill slashes the estate tax, extends all the Bush tax cuts and reauthorizes unemployment insurance for 13 months.
In a historic vote for gay rights, the U.S. Senate did away with the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy by a voe of 65 to 31. Eight Republican senators joined almost all Senate Democrats (West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin (D) was absent). GOP Sens. Scott Brown (Mass.), Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Olympia Snowe (Maine), Richard Burr (N.C.), John Ensign (Nev.), Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and George Voinovich (Ohio) voted for the measure.
The DREAM Act, which would give legal status to illegal immigrants who came to the country at a young age, lived here for at least five years, graduated from high school and attended college or served in the military, fell five votes short of the 60 needed to overcome a GOP-led filibuster — 55 to 41.
Venezuela formally told the U.S. to not bother sending Larry Palmer as the next ambassador since he would be asked to return the moment he landed in Caracas.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Food Safety Modernization Act, two days after the Senate resurrected what appeared to be a dead issue. The bill passed on a 215 to 144 vote.
President Barack Obama signs legislation repealing "don't ask, don't tell," the 17-year old Clinton-era law that sought to allow gays to serve under the terms of an uneasy compromise that required them to keep their sexuality a secret.
The 9/11 Health Care bill passes the U.S. Senate with unanimous consent. The bill calls for providing $1.8 billion over the next five years to monitor and treat injuries stemming from exposure to toxic dust and debris at ground zero; New York City would pay 10 percent of these costs. The legislation also sets aside $2.5 billion to reopen the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund for five years to provide payment for job and economic losses.
The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), signed on April 8, 2010 by U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, is ratified by the U.S. Senate by a vote of 71-26. Thirteen Republicans, a quarter of the Republican caucus, broke with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ).
The Alaska Supreme Court upholds a lower court decision in the disputed U.S. Senate race, saying the state correctly counted write-in votes for Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
Two parcel bombs exploded inside the Swiss and Chilean embassies in Rome.
President Obama starts an 11 day vacation in Hawaii.
Nearly 2 feet of snow fell on New York City. It was the city's sixth-worst snowstorm on record. Flights at all three of the New York City's airports were grounded.
The East Coast struggled to dig out from a severe two-day blizzard that buried airports, froze trains and subways, downed power lines and stranded hundreds of thousands of travelers and commuters during the busy holiday travel period.
The Obama administration revoked Venezuela's ambassador to the United State's visa in a tit-for-tat diplomatic response to Venezuela's rejection of the U.S. choice to be the next envoy to the South American country. (see December 20)
Former Delaware Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell went on a media offensive after reports that federal prosecutors were looking into whether she illegally used campaign money for personal use.
Joe Miller finally concedes the Alaska Senate race to Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
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This is a list of awards and nominations received by American rapper ASAP Rocky.

BBC Sound of...

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BET Awards

BET Awards

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|Best New Artist
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|rowspan="5"|2013
|Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
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|Video Director of the Year
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|rowspan="3"|"Fuckin' Problems"
|Video of the Year
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|Best Collaboration
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|Viewer's Choice
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BET Hip Hop Awards

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|Rookie of the Year
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|Best Live Performer
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|Made-You-Look Award
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|"Goldie"
|Best Hip Hop Video
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|LIVE.LOVE.A$AP
|Best Mixtape
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|Himself (with Sam Lecca)
|rowspan="2"|Video Director of the Year
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|rowspan="6"|2013
|Himself (with A$AP Ferg)
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|rowspan="4"|"Fuckin' Problems" (featuring Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar)
|Best Collaboration, Duo or Group
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|Best Hip-Hop Video
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|People's Champ Award
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|Best Club Banger
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|rowspan="4"|Himself
|rowspan="4"|Made-You-Look Award
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|2014
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|2015
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|2016
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Grammy Awards

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|2014
|"Fuckin' Problems"
|Best Rap Song
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|2016
|"LSD"
|Best Music Video
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MTV Awards

MTV Europe Music Awards

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|rowspan="2"|Himself
|US Artist About To Go Global
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|Best Look
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MTV Video Music Awards

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|"Goldie"
|Best Editing
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|2013
|"Fuckin' Problems"
|Best Hip-Hop Video
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|2015
|"L$D"
| Best Editing
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|2020
|"Babushka Boi"
| Best Art Direction
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MTV Video Music Awards Japan

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|2013
|"Fuckin' Problems"
|Best Hip-Hop Video
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mtvU Woodie Awards

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|2014
|"Wild for the Night"
|Best Collaboration Woodie
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World Music Awards

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|rowspan="3"|Himself
|World's Best Male Artist
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|World's Best Entertainer of the Year
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|World's Best Live Act
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|rowspan="2"|"Fuckin' Problems"
|World's Best Song
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|World's Best Video
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|Long. Live. ASAP
|World's Best Album
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References

External links

ASAP Rocky

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St James's
St James's is a district in Westminster City, contributing to the West End. Since World War II, this area became commercial before the War it was a residential area. Its development and urbanization happened in the 1660s and first developed as a predominantly aristocratic residential area. It is bounded to the south by The Mall and St James's Park, to the north, to the east by Haymarket to the west by Green Park.
The notable streets include St James's Square, Jermyn Street, Pall Mall, Crown Passage, Haymarket, Carlton House Terrace, St James's Street. You will find many arts and antique dealer in these areas.
Postcodes: SW1
Transport services include Buses and local taxi services. while the area is economically strong so one can see private transport more and often
The places of attraction in St James's are remarkable. You will find the park, Art Galleries, Clubs and posh eateries are beauty about the city. Scotland Yard HO is another main attraction of the town.
Apart from that St James's is the place of billionaires such as wine merchants Berry Brothers and Rudd, Davidoff London, a famous cigar retailer.
There are the most beautiful art galleries like White Cube, Helly Nehmad Gallery, Paisnel Gallery, Bernard Jacobson Gallery. You will find some of the top Gentle Man clubs in St James's, like the Carlton Club.
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