Source: White House to create oil spill commission

one_voice

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Mon May-17-10 05:13 PM
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Source: White House to create oil spill commission

An administration official says the White House will establish a presidential commission to investigate the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

President Barack Obama will establish the commission by executive order. It will be similar to panels created to investigate the space shuttle Challenger disaster and the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of a public announcement.

No current government employee or elected official will be eligible to serve on the commission, the official said. Other details weren't immediately available.

Read more: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/05/17/1190081/source-white-house-to-create-oil.html#ixzz0oEAJqfs8

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notadmblnd

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Mon May-17-10 05:33 PM
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1. Another commission that won't be able to come to a consensus?

How much time will they waste twiddling their thumbs and debating what should be done, while things get worse and worse. And how many "experts" (oil execs) will this commission have?

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amborin

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Mon May-17-10 05:37 PM
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2. +1

maybe it will be like O's team of the "best and brightest" scientists, which includes Jonathan Katz, climate change denier; as an astrophysicist, at least he admits he's of no help with the spill...but chosen by O, nonetheless

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eilen

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Mon May-17-10 06:50 PM
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3. Great, they will investigate,

have hearings, voice "grave concerns" and issue recommendations that everyone will ignore. Great waste of time and money.

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