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Thursday, April 21, 2011  Lengthy court battle looms over oil spill disaster; BP, rig owner, others look to lay blame

Monday, April 11, 2011  Gulf officials using SUVs, iPad and other gear with no clear oil ties, on BP's dime

Wednesday, November 17, 2010  Expert panel says signs of trouble missed, ignored prior to massive Gulf oil spill

Monday, November 08, 2010  Government panel lends support to BP's conclusions

Monday, November 08, 2010  Presidential commission to detail causes of Gulf spill, question companies involved

Thursday, October 28, 2010  Tests performed before the deadly blowout of BP's oil well in the Gulf of Mexico should have raised doubts about the cement used to seal the well, investigators with the president's oil spill commission said Thursday

Sunday, October 24, 2010  Environmental group's lawsuit seeks to revive federal moratorium on deepwater drilling

Sunday, October 24, 2010  The Coast Guard sent two flights over the West Bay area near Venice on Saturday. Two boats also went out to check the waters.

Friday, October 22, 2010  Gulf of Mexico deep water corals in BP oil spill zone appear healthy, studies ongoing

Wednesday, October 13, 2010  Drilling moratorium imposed after BP spill lifted but uncertainties still face Gulf residents

Monday, October 04, 2010  Oil industry and government officials could get caught flat-footed again by another deep-water blowout in the coming months because they have yet to incorporate many of the lessons learned during the BP disaster.

Monday, October 04, 2010  The federal panel meeting this week at a hotel near New Orleans is trying to determine the cause of the blast and massive oil spill that followed.

Friday, September 17, 2010  A relief well drilled nearly 2.5 miles beneath the floor of the Gulf of Mexico intersected BP's blown-out well, a prelude to permanently killing it, the U.S government said late Thursday.

Thursday, September 09, 2010  Alabama seafood market owner David Scott can accept a piece of BP's $20 billion claims fund — relatively fast, easy money — or sue the oil giant for a bigger payday, wait years and risk ending up with nothing.

Wednesday, September 08, 2010  BP report blames itself, other companies' workers, series of failures for Gulf oil spill