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It was a tunnel to nowhere in pittsburgh that the governor said was a waste of money. >> governor rendell was against that. >> $1.the million for ant research. i know research, squash them. >> $308 million for a joint clean energy venture with b.p. b.p. -- >> that was in california. >> how about $90,000 to replace a new sidewalk that leads to a ditch in oklahoma. >> $39.7 million to upgrade political offices in topeka, kansas and the list goes on and on. >> of course, secretary gibbs responding to this had some comments about it and he said, look, this is very good washington speak because we ...

News that b.p. c.e.o. tony hayward is stepping down certainly welcome news in grand isle. people -- that news spread fast here. he's certainly not one of the most loved men here. they're saying they want someone at b.p. who understands their situation. news is that bob dudley will be taking over for b.p. b.p.'s board is meeting this evening. we should get more information out of that. this is, of course, ahead of their tuesday second quarter earning reports that are due out tomorrow so this is news certainly timed for that. while it's welcomed news here, people have a message for b.p. here's w...

#6 people died when the bomb went off in the uganca capital. abdel baset ali mohamed al-megrahi was convicted in the bombing of pan am 103 but was freed in 2009 after doctors said he was about to die of cancer. but he is still alive today. british government says in a statement the release was a mistake an we will continue to engage constructively with the u.s. administration and the senate on the issues. there was no connection between al-megrahi's release and b.p. b.p. admits it did advocate for a prison release protected drilling deal in libya but says it never specifically sought freedom...

This is an environmental issue. it's not just global warming and these liberals as you say and i'm a liberal on the left going against the president are not a majority of the liberal people. you have to remember that a, they want the president to do this separate from b.p. b.p. is the enmy. 83% of americans say that in the polls. in addition, they don't like the message b.p. is using to clean up this mess. it's an environmental issue. >> i think it was a gallup poll. i could be wrong about that. 49% of americans want b.p. to handle the cleanup and 46% want the feds, leslie. how too you explain...

Go ahead. >> ok. well, i'm not a loon, bill but this is not a political issue, this is an environmental issue. it's not just global warming and these liberals as you say and i'm a liberal on the left going against the president are not a majority of the liberal people. you have to remember that a, they want the president to do this separate from b.p. b.p. is the enmy. 83% of americans say that in the polls. in addition, they don't like the message b.p. is using to clean up this mess. it's an environmental issue. >> i think it was a gallup poll. i could be wrong about that. 49% of americans wan...