Government and BP tied in postspill influence and hearings
The article traces a close government BP partnership during the Gulf disaster, noting calm public rhetoric while privately aiding BP to cap the spill. It highlights potential political and financial stakes, with hearings looming in Houston and fines possible up to 21 billion dollars.
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U.S
Gulf
BP PLC
Billy Nungesser
Louisiana
Plaquemines Parish
Darrell Issa
Calif
White House
Bp-Government
Wayne R. Ander
Sen
Deepwater Horizon
Andersen
Houston
USS
Congress
Justice Department
Mary Landrieu
D-La
Gulf Coast
Transocean
Anadarko Petroleum
Daniel Becnel
Barack Obama
Bobby Jindal
U.S. Coast Guard
Grand Isle
Chamber of Commerce emerges as political force
The U S Chamber of Commerce is spending record sums on lobbying and elections, pledging 75 million for this year and tallying nearly 190 million since January 2009. It markets itself as a third party in politics, backing ads and candidates while opposing Obama administration initiatives on health care, finance, and energy.
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Barack Obama
Chamber
Bill Miller
Capitol Hill
Senate
Massachusetts
Arkansas
Colorado
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Florida
California
Missouri
GOP
Obama
American Crossroads
Karl Rove
Ed Gillespie
Crossroads Gps
Harry Reid
D-Nev
Robin Carnahan
Michael Bennet
Rob Portman
Americans For Prosperity
David Koch
Wichita
Kan
Arizona
Congress
Phillips
Supreme Court
Senate Republicans
Obama seeks elusive prize in trying to broker Mideast peace
Obama aims to broker a Palestinian state within a year, bringing Netanyahu and Abbas to Washington for a renewed round of talks. U.S. role as mediator is uncertain, with Camp David success cited but Clinton era failures recalled. Netanyahu faces hawkish coalition constraints while Abbas’s credibility wavers amid settlement tensions and leadership questions.
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Washington
Barack Obama
U.S
George W. Bush
Mideast
United States
Israel
Camp David
Jimmy Carter
Bill Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Benjamin Netanyahu
Mahmoud Abbas
PLO
Yassir Abed Rabba
Palestine Liberation Organization
Bush
Gaza
Netanyahu
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