‘I assume there’s going to be some concern about Halliburton again in this conversation they are going to have today’
BP cited for 5 more alleged violations - AP
Regulators in October cited BP PLC for seven violations and contractors Transocean Ltd. and Halliburton
Oil Slick: Illness limits Obama's oil hypocrisy exposure in Brazil - TheDC
Oil executive’s illness limits media questions about the president’s simultaneous support for oil-drilling off Brazil’s coast and opposition to it in the U.S.
Justice Department files civil lawsuit against BP - WSJ
Halliburton Co., which designed and pumped the cement used in the well, wasn’t named in the lawsuit
Nigeria to charge Dick Cheney with bribery - Bloomberg
Nigeria will file charges against former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and officials from five foreign companies including Halliburton Co. over a $180 million bribery scandal
Tests showed faulty cement before spill - WSJ
Halliburton testing conducted before the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill showed that cement similar to that pumped into the blown-out well would be unstable
BP's new blame-spreading report upsets coastal community - TheDC
Gulf Coast residents are fuming at oil giant BP’s spill report
BP: 'multiple companies' at fault for oil spill - USA Today
In a 193-page report, the British oil giant accepts, shares blame for Gulf oil spill
TheDC's 50 Best Colleges, 50-41 - TheDC
Politicians, the greatest people in the world, only choose the best when it comes to education
'BP Squad' assembles to launch criminal probe - WaPo
Probe will focus on at least three companies and examine whether their cozy relations with federal regulators contributed to the oil disaster
Keith Olbermann throws giant hissy fits - THE DAILY CALLER
Keith Olbermann throws giant hissy fits
Why the Bayou’s black sea can’t be blamed on Bush
Everyone thinks about Bush when mentioning big oil, but this big BP mess isn’t “1000%” his fault, regardless of what some liberals are saying. How health care reform may have led to the unhealthy waters in the Gulf of Mexico.
Judge sells investments to avoid oil spill conflict - Bloomberg
Six of 12 active judges assigned to the federal judicial district based in New Orleans already have removed themselves from spill-damage lawsuits, according to a court official and public records
Damage control: Halliburton campaign donations spike - POLITICO
As Congress investigated its role in the doomed Deep Horizon oil rig, Halliburton donated $17,000 to candidates running for federal office
Holder excludes Republican AG from oil spill meeting - TheDC
When U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder met with Gulf Coast state attorneys general about the oil spill he left Florida’s Bill McCollum off the invitee list
BP: Beyond PR
My erstwhile boss, the legendary crisis-management guru Linda Robinson, used to say, “Good PR can’t fix bad facts.” Unfortunately for BP CEO Tony Hayward, he’s had too much of the latter—and not much of the former
Howard Dean screams racism, not gibberish, about Tea Party - The Daily Caller
Howard Dean, while speaking to college students, implies that the Tea Party movement is racist
