Topic: BP plc

The Legacy of George Bush

? Never has a president of the United States been engaged in as many outright, verifiable lies that have taken down our country in economic power, prestige, honor, and morality as the younger George Bush. So many people do not understand that ...
A deeply unpopular Congress is bolting for the campaign trail without finishing its most basic job - approving a budget for the government year that begins on Friday. Staying or going might seem an equally unpleasant prospect for some embattled Democrats, who ...

The uncertain fate of oil spill bills

The U.S. Congress is poised to debate energy legislation designed to toughen offshore drilling practices in the aftermath of the devastating Gulf of Mexico oil spill.. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid has put together a bill that Republicans and some moderate Democrats ...

Senate unveils energy bill, doubts on passage

Senate Democrats unveiled a slimmed down bill on Tuesday aimed at reforming offshore drilling, as doubts grew that Congress would be able to pass any substantial energy legislation this year.. U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday restated his pledge to work for ...

Senate unveils bill, doubts grow on passage

Senate Democrats unveiled a slimmed down bill on Tuesday aimed at reforming offshore drilling, as doubts grew that Congress would be able to pass any substantial energy legislation this year.. U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday restated his pledge to work for ...

The Economist's Airbrushed Politics

It probably wouldn't have been that hard-from some angle-to get a picture of President Obama by himself on a Louisiana beach looking down at the ground, apparently at a loss. But The Economist didn't have one for its cover story on President ...

US House votes to help BP rig families

The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill aimed at broadening corporations' legal liability for the deaths of workers at sea, in the wake of the disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill.Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hailed the measure, which ...
Congressman's BP 'shakedown' remark resonates with conservatives wanting small governmentA tea party favorite running for the U.S. Senate in Kentucky says President Barack Obama is using the Gulf of Mexico oil spill to advance an energy tax.While Democrats denounce BP for the ...
"Meet The New Boss, Same As The Old Boss." This line is from a classic Who song, "We Won't Get Fooled Again." Unfortunately, it looks like we did get fooled again, electing a new President in 2008 that has turned out to ...
House Republican leader added BP stock while others sold before Gulf oil spillHouse Republican leader John Boehner bought BP and other oil company stock last year while other lawmakers were a little more fortunate, getting rid of BP stock before the oil ...
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