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Video: James Carville rips into Obama BP oil spill response; the ‘political stupidity is unbelievable’
Democratic political strategist and commentator James Carville didn’t pull any punches — not that he ever does — today as he ripped into President Obama’s response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Obama defends his team’s handling of gulf oil spill
The president insists his administration is ‘in charge’ of the leak. ‘BP is operating at our direction,’ he says at a briefing, where he announced new restrictions on deep-water drilling. President Obama insisted Thursday that his administration was “in charge” of the effort to stop the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, batting away suggestions that the federal response has been lackluster and …
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Obama to meet oil spill panel chairmen Tuesday
President Barack Obama plans to hold his first meeting with the co-chairmen of an independent commission investigating the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Barack Obama – Gulf of Mexico – Oil spill – United States – President
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Chief Obama, Seeing Smoke, Didn’t Buy Fire Truck: Kevin Hassett
While fault for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico clearly belongs to private entities, chief among them BP Plc and Transocean Ltd., responsibility for the resulting damage is shared by an incompetent government. More than one presidential administration deserves blame, but the lion’s share goes to President Barack Obama’s.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-30 16:09 Obama aide says US oil spill could last until August
WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters) – Oil could gush into the Gulf of Mexico from the BP Plc rig until August and the U.S. government is “preparing for the worst,” Carol Browner, President Barack Obama’s top adviser on energy and climate change, said on Sunday. She spoke on the CBS TV show “Face The Nation.” (Reporting by Alan Elsner) Keywords: OIL RIG/AUGUST
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-28 20:28 Obama says “buck stops with me” over oil spill
GRAND ISLE, Louisiana, May 28 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama repeated on Friday that he would hold BP accountable for the costs of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico but took ultimate responsibility for resolving the disaster. “I ultimately take responsibility for solving this crisis,” Obama said during a visit to Louisiana to inspect oil spill damage. “I am the president and the buck stops …
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Obama hoping to stem flow of bad publicity
THE US president returned to Louisiana yesterday for only the second time since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig sank on April 21st.
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Obama Gets Firsthand Look At Spill Devastation
The president traveled to Louisiana for his second trip to the Gulf Coast since the Deepwater Horizon disaster, as Coast Guard officials said heavy mud injected into the blown-out Gulf wellhead has stopped the flow of oil and gas — at least temporarily. BP said it could take 48 hours to know whether the top kill procedure worked.
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Obama defends response as BP admits spill worse than Exxon Valdez
Seeking to demonstrate leadership amid an exploding environmental and political crisis, U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday announced a six-month moratorium on new deepwater oil leases as a federal investigation continues into the cause of the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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The Gulf Oil Spill Help Center Says We Must Identify Louisiana Fishing Camp Owners Now, Blasts Obama
The Gulf Oil Spill Help Center is America’s leading advocate and resource for victims of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster.
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