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By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyLONDON --The 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 that killed 270 people (including 190 Americans) over Lockerbie, Scotland, continues to be an open wound for many in the United States. The case is now proving to be a diplomatic wound between the United States and the United Kingdom as well. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee planned to hold hearings Thursday on the circumstances surrounding the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, convicted by the Scottish government in 2001 and sentenced to life in prison. But late Tuesday, the hearings were canceled when key Scottish and ...
BP's 'Ass Kicking' by Obama Angers Brits, Sparks Pension Concerns
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyOn the eve of one of the most highly anticipated matches in the World Cup, the tension between the United States and the United Kingdom isn't just over soccer. The gulf oil crisis -- and BP's role in it -- has thrown up a new source of conflict between the two countries. In his newfound role as "ass kicker in chief," President Barack Obama has set his sights on the multinational oil giant, BP. Earlier this week, the president suggested that BP's chief executive, Tony Hayward, deserved to be fired for his management of the spill that began on April 20 and has continued to spew oil at levels ...
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