Obama slams oil-drilling executives, pledges to tighten rules on offshore exploration

Obama says the executives at a congressional hearing on the gulf spill engaged in 'finger pointing.' He also criticizes federal oversight of drilling and orders a review of the environmental procedures, along with inspections of all deep-water operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Angrily condemning "finger pointing" by oil-drilling executives over the spill in the Gulf of Mexico, President Obama on Friday pledged...

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