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01 Aug 2010 11:37

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U.S.: Michigan’s oil spill: Do oil-industry regulators lack teeth?

  • 800k gallons of oil flooded Michigan’s Kalamazoo River this week
  • yes regulators had warned the owner of the leaky pipe to fix it
  • yes the owner of the pipe just ignored the regulator (great job!) source

03 Jul 2009 11:43

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Biz, U.S.: The bloodshed at banks is only getting worse this year

  • 52 banks around the country have failed this year
  • 7 banks were closed by the FDIC on Thursday alone source