President Obama is in wrapping up a two-day trip to the Gulf Coast to survey the impact of that oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Tonight he'll make a prime-time address from the Oval Office regarding the situation. Meanwhile, BP is being pressed to set up an independent multi-billion dollar escrow fund to pay damage claims resulting from the spill that began nearly eight weeks ago and now threatens fishing and coastal tourism across the Gulf region. Source Link
The so-called "Kennedy Curse" of tragic violent deaths didn't pass over the late Senator Ted Kennedy for lack of threats. The FBI has released thousands of pages of its files on the brother of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert Kennedy. The records show that Ted Kennedy lived under near-constant death threats for decades after the assassinations of his older brothers. The FBI says the threats came from individuals, anonymous persons and radical groups such as the Ku Klux Klan. Source Link
The Boston Celtics hope the hometown advantage won't be with the Los Angeles Lakers as the NBA championship battle between the two teams heads west for Game Six tonight. The Celtics carry 3-to-2 series lead into the contest and can take the title with just one more win to deny the Lakers a repeat championship. It would also be the 10th time that the Celtics have defeated the Lakers for the NBA title. Source Link
