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Lifting of drilling moratorium too risky, regulator warns
Industry has yet to demonstrate it can prevent deepwater blowouts or respond adequately, Bromwich says

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Opponents of deepwater drilling moratorium find allies on presidential oil spill commission
‘It’s not clear for me why it should take so long,’ co-chairman says

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More cops charged in post-Katrina bridge shootings
Four police officers accused of gunning down two unarmed people in Hurricane Katrina’s chaotic aftermath could face death themselves.

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Gov’t Hopes New Drilling Moratorium Survives
Will Obama Admin.’s Latest Attempt to Suspend Offshore Oil Rigs Withstand Industry Pressure, Judge’s Ruling?

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New containment cap lowered over crippled Gulf oil well
BP says it has placed a new containment cap on its crippled well in the Gulf of Mexico that’s been gushing oil since an explosion and fire April 20.

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Northrop Grumman: Avondale Shipyard Will Close In 2013
One day after Gov. Bobby Jindal said he worried the Avondale shipyard could close in the next two years, Northrop Grumman confirmed it plans to shut down operations there.

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BP praying cap will end Gulf oil nightmare
BP was poised Tuesday to test whether a huge cap can hold back crude flooding up from a well below the floor of the Gulf of Mexico, praying an end to the 13-week oil leak may be in sight.

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Update: New offshore oil moratorium no longer focused on depth
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is issuing a new moratorium on deep-water offshore drilling and it’s no longer based on water depth.

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Tar balls wash ashore in Texas
TEXAS CITY, Texas – More than two months after oil from BP’s blown-out seafloor well first reached Louisiana, a bucket’s worth of tar balls that washed onto a pair of Texas beaches means the crude has arrived in every Gulf state.

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La. senator seeks $1B a year for restoring Coast
AP – Sen. Mary Landrieu is pushing for up to $1 billion a year to restore Louisiana’s battered and oily coastline.

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