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  1. cleaning up
    BP CEO Tony Hayward Does Not Want His Life Back AnymoreTony Hayward apologizes for being an insensitive ass.
    By Dan Amira
  2. Here’s a Line We’d Hoped Never to Read in a News Story“Federal officials are hoping film director James Cameron can help them come up with ideas on how to stop the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  3. cleaning up
    White House Announces Criminal Probe Into BP Over Spill“If laws were broken, leading to death and destruction, my solemn pledge is, we will bring those responsible to justice.”
    By Chris Rovzar
  4. cleaning up
    Hurricanes Could Interrupt Next Leak-Plugging EffortOh, great, we needed that.
    By Dan Amira
  5. the post-racial world
    Bill Maher Thinks Obama Should Act Like a ‘Real Black President’Yikes.
    By Josh Duboff
  6. cleaning up
    ‘Top Kill’ Declared Failure, BP to Try Capping Plan NextOil could be leaking until August.
    By Josh Duboff
  7. cleaning up
    Hurricane Season Is Only Going to Cause More Problems for BPOil could result in “storm surge.”
    By Josh Duboff
  8. science
    Bill Nye the Science Guy Explains How the ‘Top Kill’ Is WorkingUsing cornstarch, of course.
    By Chris Rovzar
  9. cleaning up
    The End Is Nigh for the Oil Leak?BP executives are cautiously optimistic.
    By Dan Amira
  10. cleaning up
    Report Claims ‘Warning Signs’ Preceded Rig ExplosionMore bad news for BP.
    By Josh Duboff
  11. cleaning up
    In Internal Memos, BP Valued a Human Life at About $10 MillionWhich, frankly, is more than we would have guessed.
    By Chris Rovzar
  12. cleaning up
    Government Admits It Can’t Do Any Better Than BPLooks like we’re stuck.
    By Dan Amira
  13. cleaning up
    BP Official: Leak Could Be Stopped by Next WeekFirst the “junk shot,” now the “top kill.”
    By Josh Duboff
  14. attempts at transparency
    BP to Post Live Video Feed of Source of Oil LeakNow you can watch the disaster real-time from the comfort of your sofa.
    By Josh Duboff
  15. cleaning up
    Something Finally Works in BP’s Cleanup EffortAn “important step” in the oil spill cleanup response.
    By Josh Duboff
  16. cleaning up
    Massive Oil Plumes Discovered Under GulfIt keeps getting worse.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  17. cleaning up
    As Promised, President Obama Is Angry About All That OilHe chastises oil executives for making a “ridiculous spectacle” out of the congressional hearings.
    By Dan Amira
  18. last night on late night
    Last Night on Late Night: Alec Baldwin Dishes on Tina Fey’s ConquestsAnd Jon Stewart pulls a Britney, on our regular late-night roundup.
    By Dorsey Shaw
  19. cleaning up
    Oil Spill Could Be Up to Five Times Larger Than EstimatedYikes.
    By Josh Duboff
  20. cleaning up
    BP Releases Video of the Unstoppable Oil LeakWhy is this so difficult?
    By Dan Amira
  21. cleaning up
    This Is What 210,000 Gallons of Oil a Day Rocketing Out of an Undersea Geyser Looks LikeWe guess we didn’t know what to expect.
    By Chris Rovzar
  22. cleaning up
    New Oil Spill Prevention Plan Involves Lots of Garbage“Junk shot” is BP’s latest approach.
    By Josh Duboff
  23. cleaning up
    BP’s Containment-Dome Plan Is a BustYep, it’s still gushing.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  24. cleaning up
    Oil Slick Reaches Islands Off LouisianaThe Freemason Island! Coincidence? We think not.
    By Chris Rovzar
  25. cleaning up
    Obama Visits Louisiana, Pledges to Do ‘Whatever It Takes’ to Address CrisisSpill described as a “massive and potentially unprecedented environmental disaster.”
    By Josh Duboff
  26. cleaning up
    Who Deserves the Blame for Massive Oil Spill?Pretty much everyone involved.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  27. cleaning up
    Oil Spill Reportedly Hits American ShoresWe were afraid of this.
    By Chris Rovzar