Oil disaster

A sea bird was coated in oil at East Grand Terre Island along the Louisiana coast Thursday.
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It is not a spill; it is much more than a spill.

The White House is planning to send BP a bill for $69 million to cover the costs of cleaning up the spill, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Thursday.
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The White House is so far behind the eight ball on this issue it is pathetic.