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President Obama on the Oil Spill, Tougher Offshore Drilling Policy
At the White House today, President Obama conceded widespread frustration, but defended federal government actions since Day One. He said that BP has superior expertise and technology, but that the government must approve everything the company does. He also revised policies on offshore oil drilling and canceled some current operations.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readAt the White House today, President Obama conceded widespread frustration, but defended federal government actions since Day One. He said that BP has superior expertise and technology, but that the government must approve everything the company does. He also revised policies on offshore oil drilling and canceled some current operations. We have more on his news conference and a progress report on "Top Kill."
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1 of 2President Obama on Oil in the Gulf; Gays in the Military- 0:00President Obama on the Oil Spill, Tougher Offshore Drilling PolicyYou’re reading this
- 22:52Deal to Repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'