Restaurant owner Regina Shipp was near desperation before President Barack Obama’s address on the Gulf oil crisis. The tourists are gone, empty tables fill her dockside dining room, and her business has lost ,000 after just a few weeks of crude and tar balls smearing the coast. bp – AOL News
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BP says it shares Obama’s goal of stopping spill
June 30th, 2010 
admin BP says it shares President Barack Obama’s goal of shutting down the gushing oil well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico as quickly as possible. bp – AOL News
Justice nominee questioned on BP, terror
June 30th, 2010 admin The nominee for the No. 2 post at the Justice Department raised a caution flag Tuesday about filing criminal charges against corporations like BP in the Gulf oil spill. The nominee, longtime Washington lawyer James Cole, also rejected suggestions by Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans that he is soft on terrorism. bp – AOL News
Obama declares ‘reckless’ BP will pay Gulf cleanup
June 30th, 2010 admin Vowing to “make BP pay,” President Barack Obama accused the oil giant of “recklessness” in his first address to the nation from the Oval Office Tuesday night, eight weeks to the day after the catastrophic oil spill began destroying waterways, wildlife and a prized Gulf Coast way of life. bp – AOL News
After blasting BP, Obama now faces its leaders
June 30th, 2010 admin Fresh from admonishing BP before the world, President Barack Obama now gets his moment with the oil company’s leaders. It will be on his turf and, he vowed to an angry nation, on his terms. bp – AOL News
Senate Dems plan bill to set up BP cleanup escrow
June 30th, 2010 admin Some Senate Democrats said Tuesday they are preparing legislation that would require BP PLC to establish an escrow fund _ with perhaps billion _ to compensate victims and cover the cleanup costs of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. bp – AOL News
Obama: ‘We will make BP pay’
June 29th, 2010 admin President Barack Obama says the nation will continue to fight the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico for “as long as it takes,” but he vows that BP will pay for the damage it’s caused. bp – AOL News
BP will pay for ‘recklessness’: Obama
June 29th, 2010 admin U.S. President Barack Obama says he will not let those affected by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico lose their livelihoods, adding that BP must pay compensation and the United States needs to embrace a clean-energy future. bp – AOL News
Exxon CEO blames BP
June 29th, 2010 admin The CEO of U.S. oil giant Exxon Mobil says the Gulf oil spill wouldn’t have happened if BP had properly designed its deepwater well, trained its employees and conducted adequate tests. bp – AOL News
Red Cross Exhibit In Southern Carolina
June 28th, 2010 admin On March 15, an exhibition showcasing the history of The American Red Cross will open at the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia. The exhibition, entitled ‘Our National Treasure: The American Red Cross’ will tour nationally for five years. This extraordinary exhibit will provide a glimpse into 128 years of history, as seen through the [...]
