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President Barack Obama faced tough questions about his administration's handling of the deep sea oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico in a White House news conference Thursday, 27 May. It was the president's first news conference since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and sank in April.

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U.S. President Barack Obama (File)
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Last updated on: May 27, 2010 6:19 AM

President Barack Obama faced tough questions about his administration's handling of the deep sea oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico in a White House news conference Thursday, 27 May. It was the president's first news conference since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and sank in April.

 

Watch or listen to President Obama’s news conference:

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