WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama pushed on Saturday for passage of a financial overhaul bill being debated on Capitol Hill, saying it would empower consumers and bring back-room investment deals “into the light of day.”… View full post on AP Top Headlines At 7:20 a.m. EDT
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Obama rips execs over oil spill blame game – Houston Chronicle
May 15th, 2010 
Reuters Obama rips execs over oil spill blame gameHouston ChronicleWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday sharply scolded corporate executives for “finger-pointing” over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster and promised to end the “cozy relationship” between oil companies and the …BP chief backs oil drilling in wake of US disasterBBC NewsObama assails oil industry's [...]
Obama assails oil industry’s ‘cozy relationship’ with government – Los Angeles Times
May 15th, 2010 Before It’s News Obama assails oil industry's 'cozy relationship' with governmentLos Angeles TimesThe president says he will 'close the loophole that has allowed oil companies to bypass environmental reviews.' A new effort is under way to stop the Gulf of Mexico leak. President Obama on Friday assailed the "cozy relationship between the oil …Obama responds [...]
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May 14th, 2010 ABC News Obama slams oil companies for spill blame gameReutersWASHINGTON/PORT FOURCHON, Louisiana (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Friday slammed the companies involved in a massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill as BP Plc readied a siphoning system to contain a growing environmental disaster. …Obama Rebukes Companies on 'Spectacle' of Spill BlameBusinessWeekUnderwater unknowns about gulf [...]
Palin says Obama would ban guns if he could
May 14th, 2010 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin warned NRA members Friday that President Barack Obama wants to gut the Second Amendment and told a separate gathering that “mama grizzlies” will help Republicans win this November, sweeping away the Democratic agenda…. View full post on AP Top Headlines At 8:10 p.m. EDT
Obama pledges permit review, end to cozy oil links
May 14th, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring himself as angry as the rest of the nation, President Barack Obama assailed oil drillers and his own administration Friday as he ordered extra scrutiny of drilling permits to head off any repeat of the sickening oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Engineers worked desperately to stop the leak that’s [...]
Obama assails oil company chiefs for Hill testimony – Washington Post
May 14th, 2010 Globe and Mail Obama assails oil company chiefs for Hill testimonyWashington PostSaying "the system failed" in the Gulf Coast, President Obama on Friday assailed oil company executives for their congressional testimony about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill earlier in the week. …Obama Vows End to 'Cozy' Oversight of Oil IndustryNew York TimesBP attempts to [...]
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