Congressman Alan Grayson: "I Won't Back Down" (Videos) *Responds to death threat*

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Alan Grayson has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 8th district of the State of Florida, since 2009

Representative Alan Grayson: "I Won't Back Down"

Congressman Grayson responds to a death threat, and criticizes right wing leaders for their lack of leadership in quelling the hatred. From MSNBC's The Ed Show on July 23, 2010.

See also: Alan Grayson Introduces "The War Is Making You Poor Act" in Congress (Financial Controls)

This is Rep. Alan Grayson discussing the need for an extension of unemployment benefits with a poignant story.

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Congressman Alan Grayson House Website
Congressman Alan Grayson on YouTube
Alan Grayson To Republicans Blocking Unemployment: "May God Have Mercy On Your Souls" (Huffington Post)

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Surface Picture of All Vessels Near BP Gulf Oil Spill (Graphic) *Massive effort underway*

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Surface Picture of All Vessels Near BP Gulf Oil Spill

Below is a a graphic released by The Official Site of the Deepwater Horizon Unified Command on July 18, 2010. This graphic shows the effort and deployment on the surface above the Macondo well aka BP Gulf Oil Spill.

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Oil is seeping from the sea floor near the capped well. No information yet as to the extent of this leak. Also, "cap pressure was at 6,778 psi Sunday morning, still short of a 6,800 psi goal (BP COO) Suttles said was set by BP and federal officials as one sign of the cap's success."

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Engineers Detect Seepage Near BP's Capped Oil Well (CNBC)
Oil seeping from Gulf floor near well, but Coast Guard allows cap to stay in place another 24 hours (NOLA)

Associated Press says oil may be seeping from BP well (NOLA)

The Official Site of the Deepwater Horizon Unified Command (Deepwater Horizon Response)

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Greenpeace: Redesign BP's Logo Contest

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Creating Fire With Your Mind (Video) *Pyrokinesis in Action*

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Pyrokinesis

Creating Fire With Your Mind

Pyrokinesis in Action: "A video of the pyrokinesis project in action at Firefly 2010. The flame effect is entirely controlled by a wireless EEG headset, the red button is a safety deadman switch."

Pyrokinesis in Action - Firefly 2010 - 1 from Seth Hardy on Vimeo.

About Pyrokinesis

pyrokinesis: the ability to set objects or people on fire through the concentration of psychic power

Pyrokinesis on Wikipedia

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Oil Flow Stopped By New Cap (Video) *How cap has stopped leak*

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Installed Capping Stack

New Cap Has Stopped Oil Flow, At Least Temporarily

Good overview of how BP is testing the new cap and what the plans are. Reported by Keith Olbermann last night.

(MSNBC) Oil industry expert Bob Cavnar discusses the details of the cap that has stopped the flow of oil from BP's broken well.

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New Cap Placed on Leaking BP Oil Well (Video) *Robots attach tighter-fitting cap*

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Newly Installed Capping Stack

150,000-pound metal stack installed on top of the leaking gusher

(MSNBC) BP robots attached a new, tighter-fitting cap on top of the gushing Gulf of Mexico oil leak Monday, raising hopes that the crude could be kept from polluting the water for the first time in nearly three months. The cap will be tested and monitored to see if it can withstand pressure from oil and gas starting Tuesday morning for six to 48 hours, according to National Incident Commander Thad Allen.

(NBC Nightly News) New Cap Fails To Contain Frustration: As BP installed a new containment cap on its busted oil well Monday, there were many emotional outbursts at the first public hearing of the presidential commission on the spill. NBC's Anne Thompson reports.

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Link: New cap put on leaking BP oil well (MSNBC)

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