6/16: BP to create $20b escrow fund

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June 16, 2010

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US: BP to set up $20 billion claim fund, The New York Times

• BP apologizes, agrees to escrow account, The Washington Post
• BP chair apologizes for spill, Associated Press
• AL governor disappointed in speech, Associated Press
• BP to create $100 million fund for unemployed, Associated Press
  

US: Obama pushes energy policy in oil address, The New York Times

• Gulf Coast residents react to president's speech, The Washington Post
• Gulf coast welcome's Obama's pledge to restore wetlands, Miami Herald
• Political feedback on speech, New Orleans Times-Picayune
  

US: BP opens second containment system, The New York Times
AL: Tar balls foul Orange beach, Pensacola News-Journal
FL: Spill pushing towards Perdido area, Pensacola News-Journal
LA: BP begins burning siphoned oil, Associated Press

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MS: Biloxi SunHerald

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6/15: Oil execs chastised, more

IN THE NEWS
June 15, 2010

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US: Fire on drill ship temporarily halts oil recovery, Mobile Press-Register

US: Efforts to repel spill described as chaotic, The New York Times

US: Oil execs chastised on Capitol Hill, Associated Press

• Execs say BP spill is aberration, The New York Times
• Strain in BP, White House relationship, Washington Post
  

FL: Obama says America doesn't stop, Mobile Press-Register

• Obama strolls on Fla beach, Associated Press
• Feds ready to seize claims processing, Miami Herald
• Obama speaks to military in Pensacola, Pensacola News Journal
• Coast faces "ongoing assault" of oil, Obama says, Biloxi SunHerald
• Obama visits Miss. coast, Biloxi SunHerald
• Obama to try to lift national mood, The New York Times
  

LA: Oil cleanup crews battling heat, humidity, New Orleans Times-Picayune

NEWS ROUNDUPS

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

CNN
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6/14: Obama to address nation Tuesday

IN THE NEWS
June 14, 2010

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US: Latest cleanup costs estimates for BP, Associated Press

US: BP weighs dividend options, The New York Times

US: Enviros use spill as rallying cry, The New York Times

US: US seeks equipment from other countries, Washington Post

US: Oil forecast map, Pensacola News Journal

AL: Obama to visit Alabama, Mississippi coasts today, Mobile Press-Register

• FL: Pressure mounts before Tuesday speech as oil nears coast, Miami Herald
• US: Obama to address nation Tuesday, Associated Press
• US: Speech seeks to put pressure on BP, The New York Times
  
• US: Obama wants BP to create big escrow account, New Orleans Times-Picayune
  

AL: Oil globs lurk in Ala. waters, Mobile Press-Register

• Slick appears several hundred acres large in Mobile Bay, Mobile Press-Register

LA: Lenny Kravitz, Mos Def, others plan Gulf aid fundraiser, New Orleans Times-Picayune

LA: Major hurricane could topple rigs, cripple piplelines, New Orleans Times-Picayune

MS: BP deploys deep-sea sensors, Associated Press

MS: Crews work to clean beach, Biloxi SunHerald

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FL: Pensacola News Journal
LA: New Orleans Times-Picayune
MS: Biloxi SunHerald

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6/11: New estimates double rate of oil flowing into Gulf

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June 11, 2010

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US: New estimates double rate of oil flowing into Gulf, The New York Times

US: Lawyers filing lawsuits over Gulf oil spill, The New York Times

US: Spill may create unique hazards in ocean, The Wall Street Journal

US: BP oil spill parodies released on the Web, The Wall Street Journal

US: Plenty of cleanup volunteers, but not enough to do, Associated Press

AL: Baldwin County beaches begin to empty as oil comes ashore, Mobile Press-Register

AL: More oil to come ashore this weekend, Mobile Press-Register

FL: Tar balls draw politicians to Florida Panhandle, Miami Herald

FL: Oil seeps into Florida waterways, Miami Herald

FL: Flyover reveals more oil to come to Florida, Pensacola News-Journal

LA: Gov. Jindal visits National Guard sandbagging operation in Buras, Times-Picayune

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FL: Pensacola News Journal
LA: New Orleans Times-Picayune
MS: Biloxi SunHerald

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6/10: Latest headlines

IN THE NEWS
June 10, 2010

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US: BP tries to stem flow of news on Gulf spill, The New York Times

US: BP's shares fall in market, The New York Times

US: Obama to meet with families of 11 victims of well explosion, Associated Press

US: Three-day forecast of spill trajectory, New Orleans Times-Picayune

AL: Spill washes up on Orange Beach, Mobile Press-Register

AL: Oil seeps into Perdito Pass, Mobile Press-Register

FL: BP weighing hundreds of options, Miami Herald

FL: Oil chases swimmers from Gulf, Pensacola News Journal

LA: State officials say BP's response is inadequate, New Orleans Times-Picayune

LA: Landrieu warns of economic disaster from drilling ban, New Orleans Times-Picayune

LA: Coast Guard details reservists to help with spill, New Orleans Times-Picayune

MS: Millions to promote Gulf tourism, Biloxi SunHerald

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FL: Pensacola News Journal
LA: New Orleans Times-Picayune
MS: Biloxi SunHerald

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6/9: More oil captured, oversight toughened

IN THE NEWS
June 9, 2010

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US: BP's oil response plan said to be flawed
Associated Press

US: Coast Guard toughens oversight of BP
The New York Times

US: Admiral: 630,000 gallons of oil captured daily
Associated Press

AL: Divers show what spill looks like from water perspective
AL.com

• Journalist dives into oil spill for a look, Associated Press

AL: Admiral: BP needs to explain process for handling damages
Mobile Press-Register

AL: Oil moves toward Mobile Bay
Mobile Press-Register

FL: Swimmers ignore oil risk signs
Miami Herald

FL: Fla. gov, cabinet berate BP
Miami Herald

FL: Statewide task force meets for first time
Pensacola News-Journal

LA: Colbert gets site to contribute $100K
New Orleans Times-Picayune

MS: Protesters to link hands
Biloxi SunHerald

MS: Obama to visit MS, AL, FL coast next week
Biloxi SunHerald

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6/8: The importance of boom, more

IN THE NEWS
June 8, 2010

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US: Oil spill cap shows even more promise, admiral says
Associated Press

• LA: Cap collecting more oil,New Orleans Times-Picayune
  

US: Map of where oil has made groundfall
The New York Times

US: Senate Dems propose offshore drilling tax
Associated Press

US: Oil plumes confirmed
Associated Press

• US: Oil plumes spreading far,The New York Times
  

AL: Coast Guard chief says boom is important
Mobile Press-Register

AL: Governor says Alabama getting more protective boom
Mobile Press-Register

FL: Cost of spill to Florida could be $10 billion
Miami Herald

FL: Oil spill map for Wednesday
Pensacola News Journal

FL: Alabama beaches got break Tuesday
Pensacola News Journal

LA: BP purchases "oil spill" ad words
New Orleans Times-Picayune

MS: Sierra Club calls for greater islands protection
Biloxi SunHerald

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LA: New Orleans Times-Picayune
MS: Biloxi SunHerald

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