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June 1, 2010

Obama on oil spill: ‘People will be prosecuted’

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama gave the oil spill commission marching orders to thoroughly examine the disaster and ensure that…
June 1, 2010

Holder to meet with prosecutors in the Gulf

WASHINGTON (AP) - Several senators have asked the Justice Department to look at whether criminal or civil laws were broken…
May 29, 2010

BP’s top kill effort fails to plug Gulf oil leak

ROBERT, La. (AP) - BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles said the company determined the "top kill" method had failed…
May 28, 2010

Obama visits Gulf, says residents ‘are not alone’

VIDEO - Obama made a promise to coast residents reminiscent of previous presidents speaking after disasters -- such as George…
May 28, 2010

Slideshow: Obama sees Gulf oil spill up close

SLIDESHOW - Obama arrived in the Gulf, where he stood on Fourchon Beach in his shirt-sleeves and called reporters to…
May 28, 2010

Obama to inspect gulf efforts to cap oil gusher

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama is making his second visit to the Gulf shore, where oil now washes ashore -- killing…
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 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 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 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 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

Obama slams spill blame game, ‘cozy’ oil links

WASHINGTON (AP) - The president pledged to end a "cozy relationship" between the oil industry and federal regulators that he…
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 12, 2010

Haz-mat grads going to Gulf to fight oil spill

VIDEO - A small group of students at Jacksonville's Florida State College are about to put their studies to use…
May 11, 2010

Mos Def and Lenny Kravitz to headline Gulf Coast oil spill benefit

Artists Mos Def and Lenny Kravitz will perform at an upcoming Gulf Coast oil spill benefit concert in New Orleans…
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 3, 2010

BP says it will pay for oil spill’s cleanup

VENICE, Louisiana (AP) - BP PLC said Monday that it will pay for all the cleanup costs from a massive…
May 2, 2010

Obama to do everything ‘humanly possible’ on oil spill

VENICE, La. (AP) - No remedy in sight, President Obama on Sunday warned of a "massive and potentially unprecedented environmental…
April 30, 2010

Gulf Coast oil spill could eclipse Exxon Valdez

VENICE, La. (AP) - The spill was bigger than imagined -- five times more than first estimated -- and closer...