6/20: BP exec's yachting trip infuriates

IN THE NEWS
June 20, 2010

• Check out today's Picture of the Day at www.BetterGulf.org
  
  
• Take a look at Charleston columnist Ken Burger's 6/20 commentary that outlines what BetterGulf.org is doing: "Let us pray for the Gulf"
  
  
• Check out BetterSouth President Andy Brack's 6/13 Gulf commentary from the Mobile Press-Register

HEADLINES

US: Gulf residents infuriated by BP exec's Saturday yachting, Associated Press

• Many outraged at yachting outing, The New York Times
  

US: Sense of urgency on relief rig, Miami Herald
US: Cleanup of spill tests federal agency, Salazar, The New York Times

AL: Oil mostly stays off Ala. shores, but BP encounters more problems, Mobile Press-Register
AL: Gov. Riley touts Ala. tourism, Biloxi SunHerald
AL: Buffett to have free concert to promote Ala. tourism, Mobile Press-Register

FL: Virginia town sends wildlife aid to NW Fla., Pensacola News-Journal
FL: Tar balls spread to Panama City, Pensacola News-Journal

LA: BP says it has paid $104 million in claims so far, New Orleans Times-Picayune

• LA: Oystermen fear payout won't be enough (w/video), The Washington Post

LA: Review of where oils has washed ashore, New Orleans Times-Picayune

MS: Jackson Co. supervisor to testify about spill to Congress, Mobile Press-Register
MS: Gov. Barbour encourages tourists to visit Gulf, The New York Times
MS: Spill could change life forever in Pass Christian, Biloxi SunHerald

NEWS ROUNDUPS

AL.com
FL: Miami Herald
FL: Pensacola News Journal
LA: New Orleans Times-Picayune
MS: Biloxi SunHerald

CNN
New York Times multimedia collection
Wall Street Journal

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