Did the White House bury worst-case BP spill estimates?
Posted on October 7, 2010, at 11:20 AMObama's own commission suggests the White House blocked scientists from leveling with the public about how bad things could get. Is that view fair?
What Obama's Gulf of Mexico swim accomplished
Posted on August 16, 2010, at 2:10 PMThe president took a dip to show the region's beaches are safe in the wake of the BP oil nightmare. Will tourists believe him?
Obama's drilling moratorium, round 2
Posted on July 14, 2010, at 4:00 PMThe Obama administration says a deepwater ban is necessary. But is it worth the potential toll on the economy?
The overturning of Obama's drilling ban: Victory for Republicans?
Posted on June 23, 2010, at 11:30 AMHow a judge's decision to block the drilling ban affects President Obama's image in the eyes of Gulf residents and the nation
Time to end the Gulf drilling moratorium?
Posted on June 22, 2010, at 11:29 AMLouisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is backing a campaign to overturn Obama's six-month deepwater drilling moratorium. Is the ban doing more harm than good?
Will Barton's BP apology hurt the GOP in November?
Posted on June 21, 2010, at 10:11 AMRep. Joe Barton's "political gift" to Obama keeps on giving — and now Dems are suggesting they want to capitalize on it in the midterm elections
Joe Barton's BP 'gift' to Democrats
Posted on June 21, 2010, at 9:51 AMIs Rep. Joe Barton's (R-TX) apology to BP over alleged strong-arming by the Obama White House a one-time "political gift" to Democrats, or a bigger problem for resurgent Republicans?
What's your opinion on Rep. Joe Barton's apology to BP?
Posted on June 18, 2010, at 4:28 PMTake our reader poll: Was Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) right to apologize to BP for a White House “shakedown” that led the company to create a $20 billion victims fund?
Is Obama golfing too much?
Posted on June 18, 2010, at 1:00 PMRepublicans have released an ad criticizing Obama for playing six rounds of golf since the BP oil rig explosion. Is this as big a deal as conservative bloggers say it is?
Joe Barton's BP gaffe: The fallout
Posted on June 18, 2010, at 10:11 AMThe Texas Republican was enticed to walk back his national apology to BP over the Obama-mandated $20 billion escrow fund, but will that end the political damage?
Republican to BP CEO: Sorry for the 'shakedown'
Posted on June 17, 2010, at 3:27 PMRep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) has apologized to BP's chief for the "$20 billion shakedown" he says the White House foisted on the company. Is he out of his mind?
Can a Beltway lawyer clean up Big Oil?
Posted on June 17, 2010, at 11:00 AMObama has chosen Michael R. Bromwich, a Washington lawyer with little energy experience, to clean up the corrupt oil-industry regulatory agency. Is he up for the job?
Obama's BP address: Did he deliver?
Posted on June 16, 2010, at 10:17 AMPresident Obama hoped his first Oval Office address would help him — and an impatient nation — turn the corner on the BP oil spill crisis. The pundit reviews are in
Obama's pivotal BP speech: What should he say?
Posted on June 15, 2010, at 12:02 PMHow can the president reassure Americans with tonight's Oval Office address on the catastrophic oil spill? Five pundits offer advice
Obama's controversial oil-spill analogy: It 'echoes 9/11'
Posted on June 14, 2010, at 10:40 AMPresident Obama says that, like 9/11, the BP oil spill will profoundly change how we think and feel. Is the comparison apt or, as one blogger decrees, "repulsive"?
Why Britain is defending BP
Posted on June 11, 2010, at 4:00 PMBritish politicians have called for Obama to stop "bashing Britain" over the BP oil spill. Why are they standing up for the mega-corporation?
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