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BP siphons gushing oil as Obama defends actions
President Barack Obama on Saturday defended his handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, while BP Plc said it aims to siphon off most of the oil gushing from the ruptured deep-sea wellhead within days.
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BP says more oil being captured as Obama fights back against criticisms
WASHINGTON – As the White House struggled to regain the American public’s trust as oil continues to gush from a BP well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, the oil giant said its containment cap _ its latest effort to plug the leak _ was beginning to capture greater amounts of crude.
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Obama Seeks ‘Ass to Kick’ in Gulf Spill, Cites ‘Corner Cutting’
President Barack Obama said initial reports about the BP Plc oil spill indicate there may have been “corner cutting” with safety rules.
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Obama wants to know ‘whose ass to kick’ over oil spill
By Stephen Collinson WASHINGTON: The fragile economy and environment of the southeastern US coast will take years to recover from the worst oil spill in US history, US officials said yesterday, as President Barack Obama bared a spot of raw emotion over the disaster. In an interview to air on NBC television on Tuesday, Obama followed criticism that his talk was not tough enough by saying he spoke …
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Obama, aides warn of long-term oil slick damage
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and his top disaster official warned Monday of severe long-term economic and environmental damage from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and piled new pressure on BP over compensation payments. Read more…
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Angry President Obama flies in as oil hits Florida
President Obama, at the mercy of events and unproven technologies, flew to Louisiana yesterday for the third time since the Deepwater Horizon blowout to console those living along the state’s polluted coast and find out whether BP may finally be winning the race to cap the well.
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PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES NEW DRILLING REGULATIONS; CHIEF REGULATOR RESIGNS Today President Obama is announcing new drilling regulations hours after Elizabeth Birnbaum resigned under pressure as head of the Minerals Management Service (MMS), the lead agency overseeing US oil and gas drilling. The MMS has come under fire for lax inspections of the Deepwater Horizon rig prior to its April 20 explosion and an Inspector General’s report that identified inappropriate behavior and industry relationships by agency officials.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-06-05 11:15 Obama: Government fully mobilized on oil spill
WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday vigorously defended his administration against criticism it has been too slow to act on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, insisting it had “mobilized on every front.” In his weekly radio and Internet address to Americans, Obama said his administration had set in motion the largest response to an environmental disaster in U.S …
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Obama: Oil spill upends life for Gulf residents
AP – President Barack Obama said Saturday that he will stand with Gulf Coast residents “until they are made whole” from the oil spill catastrophe.
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