Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS Admiral Allen Provides an Update on the BP Oil Spill Response National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen provided a briefing to inform the American public and answer questions on the administration-wide response to the BP oil spill. Admiral Allen reiterated the Administration’s commitment[Read More…]
Day: August 6, 2010
Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen, August 6, 2010
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2010 – 12 p.m. EDT Thad Allen: Thank you, Jeff, and good afternoon, folks. A couple of updates, and we’ll be glad to go to questions. As you know we completed cementing the well from the top. Over the last 24 hours, several things have occurred. They’ve[Read More…]
Rasmussen Poll: Fewer Than One In Five Americans Say Marijuana Is More Dangerous Than Booze
Ashbury Park, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2010. Fewer than one in five Americans nationwide believe that consuming marijuana is more dangerous than drinking alcohol, according to a national telephone poll of 1,000 likely voters by the polling firm Rasmussen Reports. Fifty percent of respondents, including the majority of those who said[Read More…]
BP Names Mike Utsler Representative to Unified Area Command in New Orleans, August 6, 2010
NEW ORLEANS–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2010. BP announced today the appointment of Mike Utsler as BP’s lead representative in the Unified Area Command (UAC) here and as chief operating officer for the BP Gulf Coast Restoration Organization. Utsler, who has served as BP’s commander in the Houma incident command post since April,[Read More…]
Bush Administration Removed Detainees From Guantánamo To Avoid The Law
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2010. The Bush administration moved four detainees from Guantánamo to secret CIA prisons overseas in 2003 to keep them from having access to lawyers, according to the Associated Press today. The transfer came just before the Supreme Court ruled that prisoners at Guantánamo could challenge their detention[Read More…]