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May 28, 2010

Four ways Obama can stop oil spill from consuming his presidency

OPINION - The goal of the Obama administration should not be to emerge from this situation looking good, that's simply…
May 28, 2010

Barbershop Buzz on Obama and the oil spill

VIDEO - Has the government's response to the spill been appropriate, what do you think of critics who compare this…
May 27, 2010

Obama: ‘I take responsibility’ for oil spill crisis

VIDEO - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama insists that his administration, not oil giant BP, was calling the shots in…
May 27, 2010

Embattled oil agency chief resigns amid spill scandal

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration has forced a resignation from the head of the U.S. Minerals Management Service over…
May 27, 2010

Obama seeks control of ‘heartbreaking’ oil crisis

FREMONT, California (AP) - In an attempt to raise his public profile, President Obama promises to "bring every resource necessary…
May 27, 2010

BP shoots mud at oil as Obama halts drilling plans

ROBERT, La. (AP) - The gusher off the coast of Louisiana has spilled at least 7 million gallons of crude…
May 26, 2010

BP begins ‘top kill’ method to try to plug oil gusher

COVINGTON, La. (AP) - BP on Wednesday launched its latest bid to plug the gushing well in the Gulf of…
May 26, 2010

Heat on White House to do more about Gulf spill

COVINGTON, Louisiana (AP) - The Obama administration's environmental chief dipped a small cup into the oily mess at the mouth…
May 25, 2010

Obama going to Gulf Coast to review oil spill work

WASHINGTON (AP) - The trip comes as Obama's administration is under mounting fire over how well it is overseeing a…
May 24, 2010

Coast Guard: BP using all technical means it can

WASHINGTON (AP) - BP is exhausting every possibility to plug the devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Coast…
May 24, 2010

Oil spill leaves both political parties in the muck

OPINION - BP can destroy our shores, kill the wildlife, cost people their livelihoods and destroy the regional eco-system, and…
May 21, 2010

Paul: Obama’s criticism of BP ‘un-American’

WASHINGTON (AP) - Paul's defense of the oil company came during an interview in which he tried to explain his…
May 20, 2010

Oil arrives on La. shore, edges into key current

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Heavy, sticky oil from a massive monthlong spill is starting to clog Louisiana marshes on the…
May 18, 2010

Award-winning black engineer may have solution to save gulf

Tony Watson, a 31-year U.S. Navy veteran and 1988 winner of the Black Engineer of the Year Government Award says…
May 14, 2010

BP tries tube to siphon spewing Gulf oil to tanker

Undersea robots tried to thread a small tube into the jagged pipe that is pouring oil into the Gulf of…
May 13, 2010

Poll: Good marks for Obama on spill, more drilling

WASHINGTON (AP) - According to a recent survey more people said they approved of President Barack Obama's handling of the…
May 12, 2010

Can hair weaves absorb the BP oil spill?

From Black Voices: Used as either the butt of a joke or the subject of Chris Rock’s “Good Hair” documentary,
May 10, 2010

BP struggles with list of ways to plug Gulf gusher

THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) - The engineers appear to be "trying anything people can think of" to stop the…
May 5, 2010

Crews prepare contraption to take on Gulf oil leak

PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) - The giant-concrete-and-steel box is the best short-term solution to bottling up the disastrous oil spill…
May 4, 2010

Oil spill puts people of color on slippery slope

OPINION - People of color in the U.S. and around the world have the most to lose with climate change...