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Public Still Disapproves of Obama Response to Oil Spill After Speech, BP Concessions
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyNearly 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of the way President Obama has handled the massive oil spill and two-thirds say he has not been tough enough on BP despite his success in getting the oil giant to commit to a $20 billion fund to pay damages to individuals and businesses harmed by the disaster, according to a CNN/Opinion Research poll conducted June 16 after his Oval Office speech. Fifty-nine percent disapproved of Obama's performance in responding to the spill while 41 percent approved. In May, about a month after the spill began, 51 percent disapproved and 46 percent approved, with 3 ...
Obama Has Not Been Tough Enough on BP, 7 of 10 Americans Say
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyAs President Obama prepares to make a nationwide address Tuesday night on the Gulf oil spill, 71 percent of Americans say he has not been tough enough on BP and a majority rate the job he is done in response to the spill as poor or very poor, according to a USA Today/Gallup poll conducted June 11-13. The poll result comes despite vigorous efforts of the Obama administration to counter perceptions it has not been responded adequately, whether it is has been Obama's four trips to the Gulf since the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig or something as small as Obama saying in a TV ...
White House Confident That BP Will Accept Escrow Fund Without Legal Battle
By Alex Wagner - Politics DailyAs President Obama made his tour of the Gulf region on Monday, White House Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton told reporters aboard Air Force One that BP would move forward in creating an escrow account to ensure, "that all the people who are affected by BP's oil spill are made whole." Burton declined to detail how much money would be made available in the account and said that it would be administered by a third party. (The White House and BP are currently talking about who the third party will be). Senate Democrats have sent a letter to BP asking that it set aside $20 billion. Fifty-five ...
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