7. september 2005

Some Senators on Panel Ask Angry Questions About Gasoline Pricing and Profits. WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 - Opening a series of Congressional hearings on rising fuel prices, the Senate energy committee vented bipartisan wrath Tuesday over accusations of energy-company profiteering after the Gulf Coast was struck by a hurricane. By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK. [NYT > Business] 10:35:14 AM    comment [] Gas Prices at Pumps Show Signs of Easing. Gasoline prices inched lower on Tuesday for the first time since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, suggesting that fuel costs are leveling off. By VIKAS BAJAJ and JAD MOUAWAD. [NYT > Business] 10:33:30 AM    comment [] President of NBC News Announces His Resignation. Neal Shapiro, who led NBC News through the Sept. 11 terror attacks and the conflict in Iraq, announced that he was resigning as president of the news division. By JACQUES STEINBERG. [NYT > Business] 10:32:45 AM    comment [] Oprah Winfrey: "This should not have happened." [Scripting News] 10:31:20 AM    comment [] Nearly 100,000 seek family info on Katrina site, Red Cross says. Almost 100,000 people have already registered on a Red Cross Web page set up for family members missing or separated since Hurricane Katrina hit the U.S. Gulf Coast last week. [Computerworld News] 10:29:42 AM    comment [] Ham radio volunteers help re-establish communications after Katrina. The American Red Cross and several federal agencies are turning to ham radio operators for help in re-establishing communications in parts of Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi ravaged last week by Hurricane Katrina. [Computerworld News] 10:28:48 AM    comment [] California backs gay marriage law. California's state legislature becomes the first in the US to approve same-sex marriages, after fierce debate. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 10:27:31 AM    comment [] Inside the hurricane zone. BBC News website reporter Richard Greene is travelling through the stricken neighbourhoods of New Orleans. Here he details his journey. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 10:26:48 AM    comment []

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