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The Oil Spill, the President and Public Perception
Five weeks after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, President Obama interrupted his Chicago homecoming today for his second trip to Louisiana. He picked up tar balls on beaches, drove past sign-waving residents and met with a who’s who of local and regional officials. We hear what he had to say.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenFive weeks after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, President Obama interrupted his Chicago homecoming today for his second trip to Louisiana. He picked up tar balls on beaches, drove past sign-waving residents and met with a who’s who of local and regional officials. We hear what he had to say.
Banner image: Behind a protective orange boom, an ibis stands in the water on an oil-covered marsh May 27, 2010 near Grand Isle, Louisiana. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images
