Video: Obama Tours Oil Disaster
President Obama traveled to coastal Louisiana along the Gulf of Mexico where he witnessed first hand the devastation of the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Chip Reid reports from Grand Isle, La.
Video: Obama: “The Buck Stops With Me”
President Obama laid out his latest plan for tackling the Gulf oil spill, tripling man power in places where oil has washed ashore or is about to and promised the residents of the Gulf coast that he will not abandon them and that he is responsible as President to do everything he can.
Obama tours Gulf Coast beach
President Obama toured a Gulf Coast beach Friday morning, assessing the coastal effects of offshore oil drilling and catching a glimpse of wildlife imperiled by the spill.
Bill Clinton offered post to Sestak at request of Rahm Emanuel, White House says
Former President Clinton called Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) last summer at the request of White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel to offer him a position on a senior executive branch advisory committee, the White House announced Friday.
Obama heading to Louisiana for update on oil spill
Intent on showing firm command of the deepening crisis in the Gulf of Mexico, President Obama flew to coastal Louisiana on Friday for his second in-person update on the devastating oil spill.
U.S. death toll in Afghan war reaches 1,000
A service member’s death by roadside bomb brings the total to the grim milestone.
The American military death toll in Afghanistan reached 1,000 at a time when President Obama’s strategy to turn back the Taliban is facing its greatest test — an ambitious campaign to win over a disgruntled population in the insurgents’ southern heartland.
Obama defends handling of gulf oil spill
More restrictions are announced on deep-water drilling as BP officials say the ‘top kill’ effort is going as planned. A new spill estimate indicates that the BP leak is more than twice the size of Exxon Valdez.
As BP continued its effort to gain control of its untamed deep-sea well, President Obama announced more restrictions on offshore oil drilling Thursday and insisted his administration is firmly in charge of the response to the spill, now believed to be the largest in U.S. history.
Obama to visit Gulf, defends oil spill response
President Obama is expected to visit Louisiana on Friday to observe cleanup efforts and speak to local officials about capping the undersea oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico.
Obama insists no impropriety in Sestak controversy
A report is due out on whether Rep. Joe Sestak was offered a job in exchange for quitting the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic primary.
In his first public remarks on a bubbling controversy, President Obama said there was no impropriety when an aide allegedly offered Rep. Joe Sestak a job in exchange for quitting the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic primary.
Video: Residents Seek Accountability
Despite the president’s assurances, Congress heard from victims and survivors who worry about the government’s commitment to make BP accountable. Sharyl Attkisson reports.
