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June 16, 2010

Obama heads into White House showdown with BP

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama lays down the law for BP leaders, brandishing the full powers of his office to demand…
June 15, 2010

Obama’s oil spill address may have been too little, too late

OPINION - If the residents of the Gulf region and the people of this country do not see action, Obama's…
June 15, 2010

Obama to the Gulf: ‘My administration is with you’

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - Obama spoke of other daunting challenges facing the nation, but he said the nation has the…
June 15, 2010

Obama bids to curb political damage from spill

PENSACOLA, Florida (AP) - President Obama's spokesman said Tuesday that the president is poised to seize the handling of damage…
June 14, 2010

Obama flies South, takes fourth tour of Gulf

WASHINGTON (AP) - When he returns to Washington on Tuesday evening Obama will use his first Oval Office speech as…
June 10, 2010

Feds: BP agrees to expedite oil spill payments

GRAND ISLE, Louisiana (AP) - Fishermen, property owners and businesspeople are complaining delays and skimpy payments from BP for damage…
June 10, 2010

Why the BP oil spill is not another Katrina

OPINION - Any attempt at equating the oil spill with Katrina is another far-right effort to attack Obama and undermine…
June 10, 2010

Will BP go bankrupt? Shares plunge on spill fallout

LONDON (AP) - The share price falls in London and New York have wiped out around half the company's market…
June 10, 2010

Obama to meet families of 11 killed in oil spill

WASHINGTON (AP) - Spokesman Robert Gibbs said Obama also wants to hear the families' thoughts on changes the government can…
June 8, 2010

Obama: I would have fired BP chief by now

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama says his talks with Gulf fishermen and oil spill experts are not an academic exercise.…
June 7, 2010

Obama says US will bounce back from oil crisis

WASHINGTON (AP) - Surrounded by Cabinet members, Obama said that not only is he confident that the crisis will pass…
June 7, 2010

Why BP keeps stonewalling Obama

OPINION - BP's corporate arrogance is made out of cash. It can and has bought its way out of trouble…
June 4, 2010

Louis Gossett Jr. calls for patience with Obama

VIDEO - Actor, author and activist, Louis Gossett Jr. talks with MSNBC about his new book and continual support of…
June 4, 2010

Can the Gulf Coast still be saved?

OPINION - President Obama should respond to the oil gushing from the depths of the Gulf of Mexico as he…
June 4, 2010

‘Furious’ Obama heading to Gulf for spill update

WASHINGTON (AP) - Polls show the public growing more negative toward the president's handling of the spill...
June 4, 2010

Cap collecting Gulf oil, still unclear how much

GRAND ISLE, Louisiana (AP) - It's the latest bid to contain -- not plug -- the worst U.S. oil spill.…
June 3, 2010

Feds send BP $69M bill as Obama plans return to Gulf

WASHINGTON (AP) - BP has until July 1 to pay back what the government says is 75 percent of costs…
June 2, 2010

Will black contractors be sidelined in BP spill clean up?

OPINION - "One thing that compounds a tragedy," said Rep. Bennie Thompson, "is when the victims aren't even allowed to…
June 1, 2010

Federal government opens criminal probe of Gulf spill

PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) - Eric Holder announced the criminal probe, though he would not specify the companies or individuals…
June 1, 2010

Obama caught between BP and a hard place

OPINION - The Obama critics shout it at him partly out of ignorance at what the government can do, and…