The Christian Science Monitor – President Obama used a visit to Michigan Friday to argue the case that despite its unpopularity, his 2009 bailout of the Detroit auto industry has worked.
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Obama: Detroit auto bailout was unpopular, but it worked
(The Christian Science Monitor)
Reuters – BP Plc’s board will discuss the future of Chief Executive Tony Hayward when it meets on Monday to discuss the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the firm’s second-quarter results, sources familiar with the matter said.
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BP to discuss CEO Hayward’s exit on Monday
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How much oil is under the Gulf of Mexico and how did it get there? Columbia University geophysicist Roger Anderson, an expert in deepwater exploration and drilling, explains how the oil formed millions of years ago, and how companies go about finding and extracting it.
AP – A federal judge who overturned the Obama administration’s initial six-month moratorium on deepwater oil drilling has refused to disqualify himself from the case.
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Judge refuses to withdraw from drilling ban case
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The well in the Gulf of Mexico stopped spewing oil more than a day and a half ago, but officials aren’t sure they can keep it shut down. Host Scott Simon talks to NPR science correspondent Richard Harris about the latest news.
The Christian Science Monitor – As President Obama prepares to sign the second historic reform bill of his administration – health care in March, finance reform next week – Republicans are offering their own answers to why jobs have not recovered and enlisting business groups to help make their case.
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GOP’s jobs ideas: Keep Bush tax cuts, freeze regulations
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The Nobel Prize winner and former NIH director has received another presidential appointment: director of the National Cancer Institute. Ira Flatow and Varmus discuss the intersection of politics and science, the genetics of cancer and the process by which basic research becomes medicine.
Last December, e-mails written by climate scientists raised suspicion of scientific misconduct and conspiracy. International investigations have since exonerated the scientists of accusations of manipulating data. New York Times contributor Andrew Revkin explains what happened.
Each summer, horseshoe crabs ( Limulus polyphemus ) along the Atlantic shore crawl onto beaches to mate and lay eggs — making now a good time for marine scientists like John Tanacredi to monitor population size. Science Friday visits a New York beach to catch a glimpse of the action.
AP – BP shut all three valves to close a new cap over its busted Gulf of Mexico well Thursday, stopping the flow of oil into the water for the first time since April. What’s next?
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Next steps in test of BP Gulf oil cap
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