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Obama: Gulf beaches 'clean, safe and open for business'
On his fifth visit to the Gulf Coast since the start of the BP oil disaster, President Obama on Saturday reminded Americans that the cleanup effort has been successful and that the region's beaches "are clean, safe and open for business."
"That's one of the reasons Michelle, Sasha, and I are here," Obama said
in Panama City, Florida.
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/08/14/obama-gulf-beaches-clean-safe-and-open-for-business/
Obama, daughter swim in Gulf in act of reassurance
(AFP) – 4 hours ago
PANAMA CITY, Florida — US President Barack Obama and his daughter have taken a dip in the Gulf of Mexico in an attempt to reassure Americans that, despite a massive oil spill, its waters remain safe for tourists.
The president, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their younger daughter, Sasha, traveled to this Florida panhandle city to talk to local officials and business leaders, and highlight the region's tourist attractions.
"Oil is no longer flowing into the Gulf," said Obama, speaking at a regional US Coast Guard headquarters.
"But I'm here to tell you that our job is not finished, and we are not going anywhere until it is."
Obama said that he wanted to deliver the message directly to residents of the Gulf Coast, which he has visited four times since an April explosion on a BP-leased oil rig triggered the disaster.
"I made a commitment in my visits here that I was going to stand with you... until you have fully recovered from the damage that has been done. And that is a commitment my administration is going to keep," he said.
And Obama also demanded that BP speed up processing of compensation claims, saying that "any delays -- by BP or by those managing the new fund -- are unacceptable."
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hN5NF7aXMJukhb0toU1el03Gqz4A
Mr Obama was on holiday in Florida, accompanied on the brief 27-hour trip by First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughter Sasha. As well as holidaying, the President and First Lady met with small-business owners at a Coast Guard Station to hear accounts concerning the economic and environmental repercussions of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Obama said that his administration planned to make a long-term commitment to restoring and re-invigorating the Gulf Coast and repairing the damage from the spill: "We want to keep our focus here and not forget just because the well is capped," he said.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/7946118/BP-oil-spill-Barack-Obama-and-family-swim-in-the-Gulf-of-Mexico.html
On his fifth visit to the Gulf Coast since the start of the BP oil disaster, President Obama on Saturday reminded Americans that the cleanup effort has been successful and that the region's beaches "are clean, safe and open for business."
"That's one of the reasons Michelle, Sasha, and I are here," Obama said
in Panama City, Florida.
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/08/14/obama-gulf-beaches-clean-safe-and-open-for-business/
Obama, daughter swim in Gulf in act of reassurance
(AFP) – 4 hours ago
PANAMA CITY, Florida — US President Barack Obama and his daughter have taken a dip in the Gulf of Mexico in an attempt to reassure Americans that, despite a massive oil spill, its waters remain safe for tourists.
The president, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their younger daughter, Sasha, traveled to this Florida panhandle city to talk to local officials and business leaders, and highlight the region's tourist attractions.
"Oil is no longer flowing into the Gulf," said Obama, speaking at a regional US Coast Guard headquarters.
"But I'm here to tell you that our job is not finished, and we are not going anywhere until it is."
Obama said that he wanted to deliver the message directly to residents of the Gulf Coast, which he has visited four times since an April explosion on a BP-leased oil rig triggered the disaster.
"I made a commitment in my visits here that I was going to stand with you... until you have fully recovered from the damage that has been done. And that is a commitment my administration is going to keep," he said.
And Obama also demanded that BP speed up processing of compensation claims, saying that "any delays -- by BP or by those managing the new fund -- are unacceptable."
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hN5NF7aXMJukhb0toU1el03Gqz4A
Mr Obama was on holiday in Florida, accompanied on the brief 27-hour trip by First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughter Sasha. As well as holidaying, the President and First Lady met with small-business owners at a Coast Guard Station to hear accounts concerning the economic and environmental repercussions of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Obama said that his administration planned to make a long-term commitment to restoring and re-invigorating the Gulf Coast and repairing the damage from the spill: "We want to keep our focus here and not forget just because the well is capped," he said.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/7946118/BP-oil-spill-Barack-Obama-and-family-swim-in-the-Gulf-of-Mexico.html
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