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INO News Sun, 02 May 2010 09:14 AM PDT
(AP:VENICE, La.) BP's chairman defended his company's safety record and said Sunday that "a failed piece of equipment" was to blame for a massive oil spill along the Gulf Coast, where President Barack Obama was headed for a firsthand update on the slick creeping toward American shores. |
BP Chairman Blames Failed Equipment For Oil Spill
NPR Sun, 02 May 2010 09:13 AM PDT
BP's Lamar McKay said he can't say when the blown-out well a mile beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico might be plugged, but that he believes a dome that could be placed over the well is expected to be deployed in about a week. President Obama was headed to the region Sunday to assess the crisis as communities braced for the oil slick creeping toward American shores from Louisiana to Florida. |
Obama takes direct aim at anti-government rhetoric
Summit Daily News Sun, 02 May 2010 09:13 AM PDT
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - In a blunt caution to political friend and foe, President Barack Obama said Saturday that partisan rants and name-calling under the guise of legitimate discourse pose a serious danger to America's democracy, and may incite "extreme elements" to violence. The comments, in a graduation speech at the University of Michigan's huge football stadium, were Obama's most direct ... |
Obama opines on love - and birth certificates
Summit Daily News Sun, 02 May 2010 09:12 AM PDT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pearls of wisdom from President Barack Obama: Few things in life are harder to find and more important to keep than love. "Well, love and a birth certificate," he quipped at Saturday's black-tie White House Correspondents' Association dinner, poking fun at the birther movement, which questions whether the president was born in the United States. "I happen to know that my ... |
Obama and Leno get laughs at annual media dinner (WATCH)
The Newsroom via Yahoo! News Sun, 02 May 2010 09:11 AM PDT
President Barack Obama told the glitzy crowd at the White House Correspondents Dinner that Leno was "the only person whose ratings fell more than mine last year," while explaining the benefit of getting the podium first. "We've all seen what happens when somebody takes the time slot after Leno's," he joked. |
Obama travels to Gulf Coast as oil slick grows
USA Today Sun, 02 May 2010 09:08 AM PDT
Plaquemines Parish officials readied plans Sunday to deploy hundreds of local fishermen to help keep the oil spill from entering marshes here, as this coastal community on the front lines of the oil fight prepared for a visit from President Obama. |
Video: Obama Throws Out Some Zingers at WHC Dinner
Gothamist Sun, 02 May 2010 09:04 AM PDT
                     President Obama took his speech at the White House Correspondent's dinner as an opportunity take shots at Jay Leno, his approval ratings, and even birthers! He opened with saying Biden told him to come because it was a "Big F---ing Dinner," and joked that though his approval ratings are low, they're still high in the country of his birth. He also took a ... |
BP blames equipment in horrific oil spill; Obama heads to Gulf
Houston Chronicle Sun, 02 May 2010 09:01 AM PDT
BP's chairman defended his company's safety record and said today that "a failed piece of equipment" was to blame for a massive oil spill along the Gulf Coast, where President Barack Obama was headed for a firsthand update on the slick creeping toward American shores. |
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