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Should military take over in Gulf Coast?
(CNN) – Legally, President Barack Obama can effectively fire BP and have the federal government take over efforts to stop the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The question is whether that would help the situation.
No one argues that the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 gives Obama the authority to take over all efforts to plug the gushing well 5,000 feet beneath the surface. However, officials of oil giant BP, while acknowledging their failure so far to stop the leak, say no one – even the U.S. government – can match their company's know-how and technology in such a crisis.
So, what are military officials saying? Our Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr joined us on Thursday's American Morning with the latest.
Fishermen feeling sick from oil cleanup
(CNN) – For the first time since the Gulf Coast oil spill people are starting to complain that it is making them sick. Yesterday, some of the local fishermen helping with the cleanup complained of nausea, headaches and chest pains. The Coast Guard decided to pull them off the water. On Thursday's American Morning, we were joined by our Dr. Sanjay Gupta to get an idea of how safe it is to breathe the air with all that oil around.
Honoré: 'Time is not on our side'
(CNN) – The federal government and President Obama are starting to take a lot of heat for letting BP call all the shots in the Gulf Coast. CNN contributor Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré joined us on Thursday's American Morning where he said the federal government should maximize their capabilities in dealing with the oil spill.
Shrimpers say oil spill will forever change business
(CNN) – Our Kiran Chetry is in Grand Isle, Louisiana where she had the chance to head out on the water to see first-hand what is going on. She talked to a shrimper who says the Gulf Coast oil spill has forever changed his business.
Impact of oil slick on marine life is devastating
(CNN) – We still don't know whether BP's "top kill" operation will be able to cap the gushing oil well at the bottom of the ocean, but it's perfectly clear that vast stretches of the Louisiana coast are covered in heavy crude. Our Rob Marciano went out on a boat for a first-hand look at the impact on sea life and what he saw was devastating.
Effort to take cleanup duty away from BP
(CNN) – The oil spill is being felt directly in Grand Isle, Louisiana where it has shut down beaches and fishing grounds. And if BP fails to plug the leak, things could soon get much worse. Frustrated with BP's cleanup effort, local officials have taken things into their own hands, led by Deano Bonano, director of homeland security for Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. He joined our Kiran Chetry on Wednesday's American Morning.
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