WASHINGTON — Dedicating new urgency to the Gulf oil spill, President Barack Obama accused BP of "recklessness" in the first Oval Office address of his presidency Tuesday night and swore to make the company pay for the massive damage it has caused to lives, businesses and shorelines.
Obama calls for BP-funded Gulf restoration plan
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 | 8:10 p.m. CDT;
updated 9:05 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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