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- Head of $20 billion fund for oil spill victims heads back to Gulf to talk about claims
- Libya’s National Oil Corp supports BP, says spill in Gulf of Mexico has been exaggerated
- Oil execs in London slam Obama’s 6-month drilling ban, say world needs oil from deepsea rigs
- BP executive heckled at London oil conference after CEO Tony Hayward pulls out
- Owner of broken Deepwater Horizon rig criticizes Obama’s ban on deepwater drilling
- Gulf Coast residents confused _ and frustrated _ over whether claims payouts should be taxed
- Companies ask to end drilling moratorium; head of spill victims fund pledges fast payments
- In TV ad, Dems say GOP would rather apologize to BP than hold company accountable for spill
- Interior secretary swears in leader of new agency to oversee offshore drilling
- Second Mass. man expected to change plea in burning of black church after Obama election
- Companies that provide support services to oil rigs seek to overturn drilling moratorium
- Some oil spill events from Monday, June 21, 2010
- BP costs hit $2 billion after two months of fighting Gulf oil spill, paying claims; no end yet
- Gulf paymaster says victims of Gulf oil spill are in ‘desperate financial straits,’ Need help
- 3 Australians, 1 American die in military helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan
- Congressman’s BP ’shakedown’ remark resonates with conservatives wanting small government
- Will the Gulf oil spill cause any health problems? Experts to weigh in at New Orleans meeting
- Gulf oil spill is just one of the messes American BP exec will be charged with cleaning up
- Some oil spill events from Sunday, June 20, 2010
- Bombs hidden in puish carts rock Afghanistan, underscoring continued security threat
- Crews drilling deep into Gulf of Mexico to construct relief wells, stop gushing oil leak
- Chief of Gulf oil spill claims office urges people to come forward and file claims for damages
- Obama’s chief of staff says Republicans defending BP would be in control if GOP wins in Nov.
- 2 blasts rock southern Afghanistan in weekend violence across Afghanistan
- Some oil spill events from Saturday, June 19, 2010
- Another day, another BP blunder: CEO’s day at yacht race draws even more anger along Gulf
- Outrage grows along US Gulf Coast with word that BP CEO is spending weekend at yacht race
- White House chief of staff says BP executive Hayward commits another gaffe by going yachting
- As oil spews in Gulf, BP chief Tony Hayward attends yacht race off UK’s Isle of Wight
- Outside expert questions credentials of Gulf spill panel: ‘What do they know about petroleum?’
- UN chief: Security in Afghanistan has not improved, bombings up sharply this year
- BP spokesman says embattled CEO Hayward is ‘in charge’ of Gulf oil spill response
- BP chairman says CEO who aggravated Gulf residents, Congress on way out as oil spill point man
- Some oil spill events from Friday, June 18, 2010
- Embattled BP CEO removed from oil spill oversight; Stats show slow pace of claims process
- Government stats show slow pace of oil spill claims process; New chief promises improvement
- Oil spill claims office chief: Process to handle claims will be in place in 30 to 45 days
- Two big jobs: Spill recovery chief to split time as Navy boss, puzzling some environmentalists
- Gushing Gulf oil leak video footage could become symbol of problems facing Obama
- BP chief says he wasn’t in loop on oil rig decisions, drawing verbal onslaught from Congress
- NYC mayor, who stuck up for BP, says Obama can’t put on scuba gear and fix oil spill himself
- ‘Shame on you’: BP chief pilloried by Congress; lawmakers seek oil spill answers, finding few
- BP exec accused of ’stonewalling,’ repeatedly criticized at congressional hearing on spill
- BP exec accused of ‘kicking the can down the road;’ Denies ’stonewalling’ Congress on spill
- Some oil spill events from Thursday, June 17, 2010
- BP CEO Hayward tells angry lawmakers he’s ‘deeply sorry’ during Gulf oil disaster hearing
- BP’s Hayward lectured sternly on Capitol Hill; Angry lawmakers interrogate CEO on spill
- Rep. Barton accuses Obama White House of engaging in $20B ’shakedown’ of oil giant BP
- Hostile reception from lawmakers expected for BP CEO who says he’s ‘devastated’ by oil spill
- La.’s offshore oil rig workers forced to go out job hunting after drilling ban stalls work
- Chilly reception from lawmakers expected for BP CEO who says he’s devastated by Gulf oil spill
- La. parish chief: Admiral running fed oil spill response not ‘right man’, needs to be replaced
- Obama sets meeting with Navy secretary picked to develop Gulf Coast Restoration Plan
- WH requests Congress spend $15 million on commission to investigate oil spill disaster
- Miss. gov says making BP put $20M into escrow might not help those hurt by Gulf oil spill
- Some oil spill events from Wednesday, June 16, 2010
- In intense White House talks, BP guarantees $20 billion for Gulf compensation _ and apologizes
- After deciding on awards for 9/11 victims and corporate CEOs, Feinberg takes on Gulf spill
- Despite promise of transparency, government continues to hamper news coverage of oil spill
- APNewsBreak: BP CEO Hayward says he is devastated by oil spill, understands anger
- BP agrees $20 bn claims fund
- In White House deal, BP guarantees $20 billion to pay oil victims’ claims, chairman apologizes
- BP CEO Hayward to get ’sliced and diced’ at congressional hearing
- Obama says that 3-person panel will decide appeals of rejected spill claims
- BP Chairman apologizes to Americans for oil spill
- BP’s chairman apologizes for oil spill; Vows company will win back Americans’ trust
- BP agrees to suspend its dividend payments because of oil spill
- Obama says BP creating $100 M fund for unemployed oil workers
- In White House deal, BP to back $20 billion fund to pay oil spill victims’ claims
- Obama says BP will set aside $20 billion for claims in Gulf spill
- Uphill push for climate bill in Senate, despite Obama call for ‘clean energy’
- AP sources: In White House deal, BP to back $20 billion fund to pay oil spill victims’ claims
- Mass. man pleads guilty in Mass. black church arson hours after Obama’s election
- Obama meets BP leaders after calling company reckless, pushes for fund to help Gulf victims
- BP says it has started burning oil siphoned from ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico
- Obama adviser: BP execs to be told they must relinquish control of damage claims processing
- Bomb attack kills 2 US service members in northern Afghanistan
- Obama pledges to restore Gulf Coast, a region devastated by land loss, hurricanes
- FACT CHECK: Obama, in Gulf recovery speech, aims higher than facts support and history teaches
- Hit in the wallet and fearing for a way of life, Gulf residents seek more than talk from Obama
- Obama meets BP leaders after calling the company reckless, pushes for fund to help victims
- Obama accuses BP of recklessness, declares in TV address oil giant will pay for Gulf damage
- US will use everything to stop oil epidemic: Obama
- FACT CHECK: Obama raises hopes of complete oil spill recovery that have been dashed in past
- Text of Obama’s Oval Office address on the Gulf oil spill
- GOP chairman accuses Obama of exploiting Gulf spill, says president unable to lead in crisis
- In response to Obama’s address, BP says it shares the president’s goal of stopping the spill
- Obama says Gulf spill a reminder that ‘days of cheap oil’ numbered, calls for action on energy
- Obama says Americans are praying for people of Gulf
- Obama says US will offer additional resources to coastal states for spill
- Obama: Gulf oil well blowout is the worst environmental disaster America has ever faced
- Obama says 6-month moratorium necessary to ensure safety for future oil drilling
- Obama says Gulf oil rig blowout is so vast it has tested the limits of technology
- Obama says fight against oil spill will continue ‘as long it takes’ but BP will pay the bill
- Obama accuses BP of recklessness, says it will pay for Gulf damage in Oval Office address
