Obama Govt in charge of response as spill surpasses Valdez

On a day when the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico surpassed the Exxon Valdez as the worst oil spill in U.S. history, President Barack Obama continued his verbal assault on the oil industry Wednesday � and packed a punch as well.

Source:
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2010/05/24/daily43.html

Spreading fast along the Tubes: Stevens found GUILTY!

The jury found Stevens guilty of "knowingly and willfully" scheming to conceal on Senate disclosure forms more than $250,000 in home renovations and other gifts from an Alaska-based oil industry contractor.

Get the low-down here:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/27/stevens.jurors/index.html