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Take charge of Gulf oil spill? Just do it, Mr. President.
Sure, Obama’s opponents want him to ‘own’ the Gulf oil spill problem. But he runs greater risks by not taking charge.
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As the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico began, many people were immediately flooded with memories of the infamous Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989. BP and Exxon Valdezs spills are very parallel, Greg Palast would know all about that. He investigated the oil spill in 1989 from the Exxon Valdez and he says BP should have had the safety precautions in place before ever starting to drill.

AssociatedPress — May 20, 2010 — Live feed: globalwarming.house.gov Archival feed: www.youtube.com A live video feed that shows the oil gushing from the blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico is now available online. Congressman Ed Markey of Massachusetts pushed BP to make the video available to the public. Copyright Associated Press 2010 Live video feed available to public oil spill gulf of mexico congressman ed Markey Massachusetts BP dispersants epa florida keys gulf stream Louisiana Alabama

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Solution to US oil leak may take months
With BP making yet another attempt to stem the flow from a blown-out Gulf of Mexico oil well – this time only to contain the leak, not stop it – signs point to August before any real end is in sight.
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We need the military to take over oil spill cleanup
I have a deep concern that this oil spill could destroy the ecological balance of planet Earth and ultimately perhaps even destroy Earth as we know it. I do not think BP is as interested in stopping the gushing of the oil, as in containing as much of it as possible, to sell. I believe they are willing to absorb the penalties, expecting to make billions anyway, no matter what the cost to the …
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Obama to Revamp Rig Rules Amid Demands to Take On BP
The President will announce new safety measures for offshore drilling tomorrow as calls increase for him to exert more control over BP’s efforts to stop the Gulf oil spill
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Florida’s CFO wants govt. take over of oil spill response
Florida CFO Alex Sink Monday sent a letter to President Obama urging that he put his administration in full command of stopping the Deepwater Horizon oil leak and processing the claims for affected residents and businesses.
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US threatens to take control from BP as pressure mounts over spill
A BP cleanup crew removes oil from a beach on May 23, 2010 at Port Fourchon, Louisiana. (Photo courtesy: AFP) VENICE, May 24 (AFP) – The US government threatened to take over the response to a massive oil slick Sunday as pressure mounted on BP to get control of the month-old environmental disaster.
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Obama moves to take political control of BP Gulf oil spill
President Obama has named a bipartisan commission to investigate the causes of the BP Gulf oil spill, one of the nation’s worst environmental disasters, including any government failures.
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