BP Chief's Yacht, Obama's Golf: Tempests in a Teacup?
Let them have their leisure time, say pundits
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Nothing ruins a nice Easter weekend worse than an oil spill and a deadly accident at a nuclear power plant. Just ask the people of Arkansas. That's how they spent their holiday.
Let them have their leisure time, say pundits
Slippery slope, indeed
You mean those yachting photos won't enhance the portfolio?
The Texas representative makes the cover a magazine you've never heard of
Perhaps less than you think
Dems finally get some good news
The unintended consequences of snubbing BP at the pump
Congressmen condemn, bloggers applaud
They don't have shakedowns in England?
Things could be about to get much, much worse
Foreign oil skimmers don't meet EPA requirements
He's willing to consider other options, too
Scheduled for a 10 a.m. hearing, the BP CEO is about to get roughed up by legislators
Plus more dispatches from the World Cup
Securing $20 billion in an escrow fund is just the start
Could the oil giant actually declare bankruptcy?
Who's in charge at the White House?
Fines, escrows, new regulation: there's more than one way to right a wrong
Disappointment in the lack of details and ideas
Tough talk not only for BP, but for all the five biggest oil firms
An escrow-style fund would be set aside to pay for damages
Execs come to Washington as the Obama administration threatens legal force
One Exxon-Valdez every 8 to 10 days
It's gone too far, they say, and it's hurting their pension plans
Scathing satire from Upright Citizens Brigade
Not if you ask Thad Allen or BP
Could the oil giant become the next ACORN?
The president shows his fangs to Matt Lauer
The process could take years
How was GetYourOilOffOurCoast.com not already taken?
But it's just so fun to talk about!
Democrats look for the silver lining
First they try mud and trash--and now they bring out the robots with diamond saws?
The Obama administration vows to "prosecute to the fullest extent of the law"
None of them looks too good
Limited scientific knowledge is just the beginning
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