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To: Alighieri who wrote (570156)	6/4/2010 10:59:37 AM
From: Jim McMannis	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579707

He's a smart guy right? Maybe he should have asked a few more questions. Even dumb Bush knew better than to lift the drilling ban.

To: Alighieri who wrote (570156)	6/4/2010 11:03:48 AM
From: one_less	Respond to of 1579707

Suddenly a left winger can be very clear about what constitutes a lie. Good for you, and it's about time. Where were you when the 'Bush lied' chants were flooding the thread?

To: Alighieri who wrote (570156)	6/4/2010 11:48:19 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1579707

BP’s Cap Is Recovering Gulf Oil, May Get 90% of Leak June 04, 2010, 11:05 AM EDT By Jim Polson June 4 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc said its effort to divert oil leaking from its Gulf of Mexico well to a ship on the surface is working, with a goal of capturing more than 90 percent of the spill. Recovery of oil aboard the drillship began about midnight and may have reached a rate of 1,000 barrels a day, based on a BP estimate, U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen said today during a conference call with reporters. Government scientists had estimated the well was leaking 12,000 to 19,000 barrels of oil a day, a figure that may have increased as much as 20 percent after London-based BP yesterday cut away a kinked riser pipe to install the cap. “I’d like to see us capture 90-plus percent of this flow,” Doug Suttles, BP’s chief operating officer for exploration and production, said on CBS’s “Early Show.” “That’s possible with this design. We have to work through the next 24 to 48 hours to optimize that.” The well began leaking after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded on April 20 and sank two days later, resulting in the deaths of 11 workers. Four valves on the cap BP installed are venting oil now and the continued flow isn’t an indication it has failed, Suttles said on CNN. Engineers expect today to close the four valves, designed to prevent clogging, he said. Filling the Straw Oil was seen pouring around the cap when it was installed last night because the pipe connecting the cap to the drillship was filled with nitrogen gas to prevent clogging, Allen said. “It’s almost like this: If you were to put your finger over the top of a straw and put it into a glass of water and then slowly lift your finger off every once in a while so that the straw would fill up with water,” Allen said. “They’re trying to fill that pipe with nothing but product that’s coming from the reservoir.” The biggest oil spill in U.S. history has soiled at least 140 miles (225 kilometers) of coastline, halted new exploratory drilling in the Gulf and shut down a third of its fishing areas. The leak is 40 miles off Louisiana’s coast under about 5,000 feet (1,524 meters) of water. President Barack Obama returns to the Louisiana coast today to assess the latest efforts to counter the spill. Oil from the spill has split into separate slicks that threaten beaches and marshland from Grand Isle, Louisiana, to Pensacola, Florida, as winds shift northeastward, Allen said. ‘Unprecedented’ “The scope of this thing is expanding to the point that it is rather unprecedented,” Allen said. “We will continue to press for resources.” Florida Governor Charlie Crist asked BP America President Lamar McKay for $50 million, saying the state had already exhausted $25 million provided by the company last month to protect coastline and organize cleanups. The letter, dated yesterday, was released today by Crist’s office. The Gulf spill has “first call on dollars,” BP Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward told investors today on a conference call. “The financial consequences of this will undoubtedly be severe,” Hayward said. “We’re a strong company committed to meeting all of our responsibilities.” BP rose 6.45 pence, or 1.5 percent, to 438.70 pence at 3:42 p.m. in London. The shares have fallen 33 percent since the rig exploded. --With assistance from Edwin Chen in Washington, Katarzyna Klimasinska in Houston and Brian Swint in London. Editors: Tina Davis, Kim Jordan To contact the reporter on this story: Jim Polson in New York at jpolson@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story: Susan Warren at susanwarren@bloomberg.net Sponsored Links businessweek.com

To: Alighieri who wrote (570156)	6/4/2010 11:53:21 AM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1579707

Rep. Phil Hare Threatens Constituents Who Point Out He Isn’t a Veteran by Bob McCarty U.S. Rep. Phil Hare (D-Ill.) is back in the news two months after he was caught on video, saying, “I don’t care about the Constitution.” This time, however, he’s drawn the ire of a military veteran who wants the two-term congressman from Illinois’ 17th Congressional District to stop calling himself a veteran. rep-phil-hare1 In a letter to Blake Chisam, Ken Moffet informs the chief counsel and staff director of the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of an incident during which he asked Congressman Hare if he was going to stop telling people that he was a veteran: On Monday, May 31, 2001, Mr. Hare and I were engaged in a conversation concerning the statements he is making around the district about being a veteran. After I pointed out that according to the law he is not a veteran, he became very upset and demanded to know my name. I refused to tell him my name, saying that this was about his claim of being a veteran and not about me. Mr. Hare then told one of his aids who was with him, to follow me to my car and get my license plate number so he could find out who I was. I have since been told that Mr. Hare’s daughter works for the DMV. I then asked Mr. Hare if he was going to stop telling people that he was a veteran. Mr. Hare again demanded to know my name, and again told his aide to get my name or to follow me to get my license plate number so he could find out who I was, so he could tell all the former reservist what I said. I asked Mr. Hare if he as a public official was going to use his official office to run name checks on private citizens, in order to intimidate them into not asking questions he did not want to answer. As Mr. Hare was turning to walk away form me he paused, and turning back to my direction, he glared at me intently, and while leaning forward pointed his finger at me, and in a threatening and intimidating manner said, “I’ll find out who you are!” Given the nature of Illinois politics and Mr. Hare’s reputation as a mean politician, I felt intimidated by the power of Mr. Hare’s office and what he might do. The Moline, Ill., resident goes on to explain that Hare became enraged upon learning that, under the law, he doesn’t qualify as a veteran, but I’ll leave it to you to read the rest of the letter. It’s a juicy one! Meanwhile, the world waits to see whether or not Congressman Hare continues to claim he is a veteran and, if he does, whether or not Chisam will recommend the House take any action against him for it. biggovernment.com