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White House: Obama ready to seize claims process
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — President Obama is poised to seize the handling of oil-spill damage claims from BP, his chief spokesman said Tuesday, as Mr. Obama sought to reassure people he’s up to the enormous challenge of helping them recover from the environmental disaster. He will outline his specific plans …
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Gibbs: Administration may seize claims processing
Associated Press – June 15, 2010 7:25 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) – Presidential spokesman Robert Gibbs says the administration is ready to take over the handling of oil spill damage claims from BP…
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Obama Wants BP to Set Up Escrow Account for Claims (Update1)
President Barack Obama wants BP Plc to set up an escrow account to pay the claims for damages caused by its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, White House adviser David Axelrod said.
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Views vary on BP claims process
Published: Sunday, June 13, 2010 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, June 13, 2010 at 1:00 a.m. CHAUVIN — A long, peak-roofed building on La. 56 at the foot of an old swing bridge is a marker of this bayou community’s history.
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BP Agreed To Expedite Payment Claims To Businesses Disrupted By Oil
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration says BP has agreed to expedite the payment of claims to businesses and individuals whose livelihoods have been disrupted by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Tracy Wareing (WEHR’-ing), who is with the National Incident Command office, told reporters in Washington that the understanding on payment of claims came in a meeting Wednesday with BP executives …
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BP: We’ve been too slow to pay Gulf oil spill claims
From Washington to Gulf Coast waterfronts, pressure is mounting on BP to ramp up its efforts to compensate people whose lives and livelihoods have been put on indefinite hold by the Gulf oil spill, now in its seventh week.
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BP oil collection ramps up; so do claims questions – Wed, 09 Jun 2010 PST
BP plans to bring in an oil-burning device and a tanker from the North Sea as it tries to contain the crude spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, a disaster creating headaches for people who make their money off the sea and those processing their claims of financial loss.
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BP Agrees To Expedite Oil Spill Claims Process
The Obama administration says BP will change the way it handles claims, including dropping the current practice of waiting to make payments until businesses have closed their books for each month. Company officials disputed any notion that the claims process is slow or that BP is dragging its feet.
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Crisis point man tells BP to say more about claims
WASHINGTON (AP) – Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen has written to BP demanding more specific information on how the company is handling damage claims stemming from the Gulf oil spill.
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