{"id":1715,"date":"2010-06-02T03:32:39","date_gmt":"2010-06-02T10:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=1715"},"modified":"2010-06-02T03:32:39","modified_gmt":"2010-06-02T10:32:39","slug":"gop-gulf-gusher-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2010\/06\/02\/gop-gulf-gusher-update\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Gulf Gusher Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the aftermath of the Failure of Top Kill<\/em>, BP has moved on to the next experiment, Cut and Cap<\/em>.  AG Erik Holder visited the Gulf yesterday.<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"BPgusher\"<\/a> BP\u2019s future as a global concern was at stake tonight after the US Attorney General, announced that he was launching a criminal and a civil investigation into the Louisiana oil spill.<\/p>\n

As Eric Holder made his announcement, the British company\u2019s chief executive fought to halt a headlong slide in its stock price. <\/p>\n

After losing a third of its value in just six weeks, BP is expected to promise shareholders their full annual dividend in a last-ditch bid to retain their loyalty. More than \u00a312 billion was wiped off the company\u2019s value today alone, as Mr Obama dispatched his top prosecutor to Louisiana and vowed to bring to justice those responsible for what he called \u201cthe greatest environmental disaster of its kind in our history\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The best coverage I saw yesterday came from Rachel Maddow.  In the first clip she and Ann Hayes discuss the uncertainty that even the relief well will stop the flow.<\/font><\/p>\n

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Visit msnbc.com for breaking news<\/a>, world news<\/a>, and news about the economy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

In the second, she and Chris Hayes discuss the uncertainty of BP\u2019s survival.<\/font><\/p>\n

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Visit msnbc.com for breaking news<\/a>, world news<\/a>, and news about the economy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Most of you know that I adamantly oppose capital punishment.  However I favor a corporate death penalty in this case.  Why?<\/font><\/p>\n

Corporations are NOT people!  Money is NOT speech!<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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