WSJ: Obama Administration Escalates Response to Gulf Oil Spill

The Obama administration Thursday escalated its response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, as administration officials said for the first time that the disaster could prompt a rethink of President Barack Obama’s recently announced plan to allow expanded offshore oil and gas drilling. Administration officials outlined their stepped up response to the oil spill as a giant oil slick headed for a landfall as early as Friday evening

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