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Obama declares ‘reckless’ BP will pay Gulf cleanup (AP)

AP - Vowing to “make BP pay,” President Barack Obama accused the oil giant of “recklessness” in his first address to the nation from the Oval Office Tuesday night, eight weeks to the day after the catastrophic oil spill began destroying waterways, wildlife and a prized Gulf Coast way of life.

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Obama: ‘We will make BP pay’ (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama says the nation will continue to fight the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico for “as long as it takes,” but he vows that BP will pay for the damage it’s caused.

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Obama signs bill to release money for Gulf cleanup (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill that makes more money available to the Coast Guard to pay for its response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Obama unveils $3.83T budget with massive deficits (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.83 trillion budget on Monday that would pour more money into the fight against high unemployment, boost taxes on the wealthy and freeze spending for a wide swath of government programs.

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Paulson says economy recovering, defends bailout (AP)

AP - Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says the country would have suffered Great Depression-era joblessness, near 25 percent, if the government hadn’t arranged the financial system bailout.

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Humana 4Q profit climbs partly on lower expenses (AP)

AP - Health insurer Humana Inc. posted a 44 percent jump in fourth-quarter profit Monday as a continued robust performance in its Medicare Advantage business drove higher government income, offsetting a slumping commercial segment dragged by the weak economy.

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Obama to unveil $3.8T budget with massive deficits (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama is sending Congress a $3.8 trillion budget on Monday that will increase spending in the fight against high unemployment, boost taxes on the wealthy and freeze spending for a number of government programs.

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Nigeria militants deny Shell pipeline attack (AP)

AP - The main militant group in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta says they were not involved in the rupture of an important Royal Dutch Shell PLC pipeline.

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