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“I’m not stonewalling”
Calvin Woodward, Frederic J. Frommer
BP chief says he wasn't in loop, enraging Congress
Obama tells G-20 nations to seal economic recovery
Associated Press
President warns trading partners against withdrawing stimulus plans too fast
Obama’s spill recovery chief will be part-time
Matt Apuzzo, Emily Wagster Pettus
Point man for overseeing clean up also has financial ties to oil industry
An oily wave of GOP pollution
Joan Walsh
Joe Barton and Michele Bachmann were taking a popular Republican line on the BP fund, until Barton went too far
For BP, a $20 billion drop in a very large bucket
Michael Liedtke, Bernard Condon
Stock analyst: "The U.S. government will become insolvent before BP does"
As tar balls hit Gulf beaches, taxpayers foot the bill
Nick Turse
Obama talks tough about cracking down on BP, but the government subsidizes the company via military contracts
Texas lawmaker accuses White House of BP shakedown
Associated Press
Rep. Joe Barton is "ashamed" of $20 billion fund to compensate those injured in oil spill
BP CEO tells Congress he’s “devastated” by spill
Frederic J. Frommer, Matthew Daly
Hayward faces sharp critique of the company's handling of the disaster at congressional hearing
The energy independent future is now, and always has been
Gabriel Winant
America is like a giant machine for breaking dependency on oil. Unfortunately, that machine runs on oil
WH requests $15 million for oil spill commission
Associated Press
BP's $20 billion will cover almost everything, but this one is on taxpayers
Haley Barbour: BP’s $20 billion might hurt, not help
Emily Wagster Pettus
Mississippi governor wants the oil giant to keep drilling and producing revenue
General explains drawdown plan for Afghanistan
Associated Press
Petraeus reassures lawmakers that the U.S. exit will be orderly, not a rush
Jon Stewart on Obama’s executive power record
Glenn Greenwald
The Comedy Central star bashes the president's horrendous record on civil liberties and terrorism
Wishy-washy Obama missed an opportunity
Robert Reich
Americans can feel robber barons making off with the country, but the president failed to tell it like it is
Obama picks official to head oil oversight agency
Erica Werner
Minerals Management Service will be broken into three pieces under watchful eye of a former federal prosecutor
Obama and the long game of American politics
Joe Conason
Michael Tomasky briskly rebukes the liberals who despair because Obama has not yet fulfilled their dreams
Ship struck by lightning halts oil capture from Gulf well
Ray Henry
The fire ignited on the Discoverer Enterprise, which was capturing crude, is setting back efforts for containment
BP gets OK to burn off captured oil, gas at sea
Brian Skoloff, Ray Henry
Federal authorities give oil company permission to use new method
Will we ever escape Facebook?
Emma Silvers
Forget the privacy scandal. The social network is here to stay, and it might just take over the world
Steve King wants Obama aunt to testify to Congress
Alex Pareene
Iowa GOPer demands President's aunt talk about confidential asylum hearings, claims Obama is one with race problem
Will Charlie Melancon’s oil spill tears beat David Vitter?
Jeremy Alford
Suddenly, you can't watch cable news without seeing the Louisiana Democrat talk about the oil spill
Obama: BP should set up spill IOU
Associated Press
The White House voices want for a third party escrow to handle those with "legitimate" oil damages claims
Obama not angry with Britain over BP
Associated Press
The American President reassures Prime Minister David Cameron that pointed BP rhetoric is not aimed at England
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