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Republican: Deepwater Horizon investigators blocked from testifying FuelFix (blog) A witnesses testifies during a federal panel's hearings into the Deepwater Horizon disaster last October. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, pool) House Republicans abruptly called off today's congressional hearing to examine a federal probe of the Deepwater …

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Senate Rejects Republican Bill on Exploration for Oil and Gas New York Times WASHINGTON — With Democrats citing last year's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as a cautionary tale, the Senate on Wednesday decisively rejected a Republican plan to allow more coastal oil and gas exploration and to speed the issuance of … Senate Democrats: OK for Cuba to drill in Gulf but not U.S.Examiner.com Oil Industry Wins Subsidy Game, AgainHigh Country News (blog) US energy policy stand-off intensifiesBusiness Green CBS News –BusinessWeek –KFYR-TV all 1,462 news articles »

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Democrats reject Republican drilling plans Bizjournals.com The Houston Chronicle reports that, although regulators have imposed safety and environmental provisions in the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon rig disaster, other proposals concerning spill liability, well design standards and other improvements … Democrats blast Republicans' Gulf drilling billsHouston Chronicle Democrats decry GOP permitting legislation as blind to historyNOLA.com Deepwater Horizon: oil impacts in Louisiana, science interest for California89.3 KPCC (blog) Orlando Sentinel (blog) –Huffington Post (blog) –Scoop.co.nz (press release) all 23 news articles »

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Republican Leaders Applaud Passage of Oil Spill Recovery Act WMBB-TV The Florida Senate today passed Senate Bill 248, the Oil Spill Recovery Act, promoting economic revitalization following the consequences of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and the perceptions it caused. Following unanimous support in the Florida … British Petroleum Settles Lawsuit in Deepwater Rig ExplosionAvvo La. woman pleads guilty in oil spill fraud caseKATC Lafayette News Report from the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and …Canada Free Press GardenNews.biz (press release) –Forbes (blog) –NOLA.com all 140 news articles »

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Republican congressman calls BP oil spill 'tremendous' Daily Kos Ralph Hall (TX), as he explains why BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico “didn't dampen his enthusiasm for offshore drilling.” As we saw that thing bubbling … AP's Top 10 News Stories of 2010Opposing Views Associated Press reveals top 10 news stories of 2010Los Angeles Daily News OTHER VOICESSunHerald.com The Canadian –Orlando Sentinel –San Angelo Standard Times all 25 news articles »

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Is Coast Guard sinking under its own weight? Waterbury Republican American When Coast Guard inspectors board offshore drilling rigs such as the Deepwater Horizon, which exploded and killed 11 workers in April, … Coast Guard Cutter Venturous heads to home port after spill dutymsnbc.com Coast Guard Cutter Venturous returns after duty in the Gulf helping in the …ABC Action News Coast Guard Cutter Venturous Returns Home from Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill …eNews Park Forest all 7 news articles »

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BP’s Spill Fund a Billion Shakedown, Republican Barton Says
Rep. Joe Barton, a Texas Republican, said a fund BP agreed to establish after meeting with President Obama yesterday amounted to “a billion shakedown”
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House Republican leader added BP stock while others sold before Gulf oil spill
WASHINGTON – House Republican leader John Boehner bought BP and other oil company stock last year while other lawmakers were a little more fortunate, getting rid of BP stock before the oil spill caused the environmental disaster in the Gulf.
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Republican lawmaker apologizes to BP
WASHINGTON — A leading House Republican accused the White  House Thursday of a ” billion shakedown” of oil giant BP by requiring the company to establish a huge fund to compensate those hurt by the Gulf Coast oil spill. Rep. Joe Barton made the assertion at the outset of a House hearing where BP’s chief executive officer, Tony Hayward, was appearing for the first time before Congress. Facing …
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Obama Picks Democrat Graham, Republican Reilly to Probe Spill
President Barack Obama named Democrat Bob Graham, a former U.S. senator and Florida governor, and Republican William Reilly, a former Environmental Protection Agency administrator, to lead a presidential commission to investigate the BP Plc oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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