The Guardian Obama, BP set for Gulf oil showdown CNN Washington (CNN) — President Obama will have his showdown on Wednesday with BP top executives and says he will tell the company it must pick up the tab for the massive oil disaster in the Gulf. Obama vowed Tuesday to unleash whatever resources may be ..

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Telegraph.co.uk BP Outlines Plan to Speed Up Oil Containment FOXNews The drilling rig Discoverer Enterprise recovers leaking oil in the Gulf of Mexico on June 13. (AP Photo) As President Obama took his fourth trip to the Gulf Coast to survey oil spill damage, BP outlined a plan it said would speed up the containment ..

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The Hindu Obama to address nation on Gulf spill, demand BP damage fund USA Today President Obama plans to address the nation this week about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the worst in US history. White House adviser David Axelrod told NBC's Meet the Press Sunday that Obama will discuss the disaster after he returns from a visit to …

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Atlanta Journal Constitution Texas panhandle gas pipeline blast kills 2 Reuters HOUSTON (Reuters) – A natural gas pipeline exploded Tuesday in the Texas panhandle near the border with Oklahoma, killing two people, authorities said. A total of three people have died in two gas pipeline blasts in as many days in Texas

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CBC.ca Politics, austerity raise concern over Eastern Europe Reuters PRAGUE (Reuters) – Warnings by Hungary's new government about the risk of a debt crisis have caused investors to reassess the safe-haven status of Eastern Europe, and may fuel more volatility in markets as the region struggles through economic recovery …

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CNN (blog) BP Increases Oil-Capture Rate; US Braces for Siege BusinessWeek (Adds Florida governor quote in ninth paragraph; for more on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, see {SPILL }.) By Aaron Clark and Edward Klump June 6 (Bloomberg) — BP Plc said it is capturing more of the oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico from its damaged … Containment cap offers hope even as oil spews on The Associated Press BP Says 10500 Bbl Oil Collected From Gulf Leak Sat Wall Street Journal BP hopes to catch 'vast majority' of oil Financial Times USA Today

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CNN International BP official grilled by frustrated mayors at news conference CNN (CNN) — Frustrated Gulf Coast mayors confronted a BP official during a news conference Saturday after they said requests to meet with high-ranking executives at the oil company went unanswered. The incident occurred as BP's …

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CBC.ca Gulf residents, officials seethe with frustration CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Coast Guard Adm.

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CBC.ca BP chief says not quitting over spill – newspaper Reuters LONDON June 6 (Reuters) – BP (BP.L) (BP.N) Chief Executive Tony Hayward has said he is not thinking of quitting despite the outcry in the United States over the scale of damage from a ruptured deep-sea oil wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico. …

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