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BP Agrees To Criminal Plea, $4 Billion Settlement In Gulf Oil Spill Case

Source: Steven Mufson / The Washington Post In addition, the London-based oil giant will pay $525 million over three years to settle claims with the Securities and Exchange Commission. BP said it would increase its existing $38.1 billion charge against earnings for the spill by $3.85 billion. The criminal settlement does not cover federal civil claims, including Clean [...]

Roland Martin, Will Cain Spar Over Romney Gifts To Minorities And Young Voter Comments (VIDEO)

Roland Martin, Will Cain and CNN’s Carol Costello debate Mitt Romney’s recent comments to campaign donors stating President Obama won because he gave large gifts to Blacks, Latinos and young voters.

Gen. Petraeus: I Didn’t Quit Over Benghazi (VIDEO)

Source: CNN David Petraeus’ resignation was not linked to the September attack that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, and he never passed classified information to the woman he was having an affair with, the former CIA director told an HLN journalist. Petraeus, in conversations with HLN’s Kyra Phillips, confirmed to her what his supporters have [...]

The End Of Twinkies? Hostess To Liquidate If Bakers’ Strike Continues Through Thursday

Source: James O’Toole / CNN Money NEW YORK  - Hostess Brands said Wednesday that it will go into liquidation unless bakers striking in protest against a new contract imposed in bankruptcy court return to work by the end of the day Thursday. “We simply do not have the financial resources to survive an ongoing national strike,” [...]

CNN MONEY: BP To Pay Record Fine For Gulf Coast Oil Spill

Source: Charles Riley and Terry Frieden / CNN Money NEW YORK – BP will pay a record U.S. fine to settle criminal claims arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a Department of Justice official said Thursday. The Justice Department says the largest U.S. criminal fine ever was a $1.3 [...]

Romney Blames Loss On Obama’s ‘Gifts’ To Minorities And Young Voters

Source: Ashley Parker / The Caucus / The  New York Times A week after losing the election to President Obama, Mitt Romney blamed his overwhelming electoral loss on what he said were big “gifts” that the president had bestowed on loyal Democratic constituencies, including young voters, African-Americans and Hispanics. In a conference call on Wednesday [...]

3 Detained In Killing Of Internet Pioneer John McAfee’s Neighbor In Belize

Source: CNN Three people have been detained for questioning in Belize in the weekend killing of Gregory Faull, a neighbor of Internet pioneer John McAfee, who was being sought for questioning, police said. The detentions are routine in such investigations, said Raphael Martinez, a spokesman for the National Police in the Central American country. Faull, 52, [...]

Jon Stewart Mocks Secessionists: ‘Stop. Don’t. Come Back.’ (VIDEO)

Source: The Huffington Post While it remains to be seen whether the states saber-rattling about secession will get any further than the petition stage, the situation is certainly cause for concern… well,mild concern. Echoing the reaction many have had to the 30-odd states that have jumped on the “this land is not my land” bandwagon, Jon Stewart summed [...]

Sen. McCain Calls For Panel To Probe Libya (VIDEO)

Sen. John McCain is calling for establishment of a Watergate-style congressional committee to investigate the deaths of four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens, at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. (Nov. 14)

Pres. Obama Defends Ambassador Susan Rice In Face Of GOP Opposition (VIDEO)

President Barack Obama is defending U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice in the aftermath of the deadly Sept. 11 attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in Libya and calling Republican criticism of her ‘outrageous’. (Nov. 14)