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Takeouts: Gulf oil spill threatens Democrat’s climate bill, listener responses

Conflict & Justice

Washington Takeout: Takeaway Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich explains how the oil spill that threatens the business and environment of the Gulf Coast region is also threatening Congressional Democrats who hoped to pass a sweeping energy and climate reform bill. Listener Responses: We hear what you had to say about the Times Square bomb attempt and […]

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Commission: BP, Transocean, Halliburton to Blame for Gulf Oil Spill

Environment
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Did the oil spill cause less damage than expected?

Environment

U.S. faces hurdles if it chooses to extradite NSA leaker Snowden to face criminal charges

Global Politics

Dick Cheney opens up in new memoir

Arts, Culture & Media

Citizens take oil spill protection into their own hands

Business, Economics and Jobs

Residents of Magnolia Springs, Alabama, aren’t waiting for BP and the federal government to protect their threatened estuary.

Dick Cheney against CIA investigation

Global Politics

Cheney said he was concerned about the effect the investigation on morale in the CIA and called it “clearly a political move.”

The Role of the Vice President

Global Politics

Dick Cheney has been the most powerful VP in recent memory, and whoever gets the post next is unlikely to wield quite the influence that he has.

Research Update on the Impact of BP Oil Spill

More than 1,000 scientists and government officials recently met in New Orleans to share and discuss the latest research on effects of the BP oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico.

Top of the Hour: BP Sues Halliburton Over Gulf Oil Spill, Morning Headlines

BP is suing contractor Halliburton to assume all responsibility for for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the largest in U.S. history. The British oil company is suing its former partner, saying Halliburton failed to properly cement the well at the Deepwater Horizon rig. No dollar amount was given in the filing, but BP […]