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cannot forget that in the midst of this executive order, there was a big drug company that made millions of dollars because of this mandate. we can't deny that. >> what are you suggesting? >> what i'm saying is that it's wrong for a drug company, because the governor's former chief of staff was the chief lobbyist for this drug company. the drug company gave thousands of dollars in political donations to the governor. and this is just flat-out wrong. the question is is it about life or was it about millions of dollars and potentially, billions for a drug company? >> i will let senator...

Pumping drilling mud into the well to force that oil back down into the reservoir. essentially, pushing that oil back into the hole that it erupted out of and started this disaster back in april. what we are looking at right now is a matter of hours, possibly days for them to finish this operation called the static kill where they will pump enough mud in there to essentially drown the oil out and hold it at bay and beat back the pressure that the oil has built up over the days since they put that cap on. they went into the procedure almost immediately coming out of a short period of testing. t...

Whether to keep the sealing cap on is a decision that will be made over the next several hours. >> yes, sir? >> secretary gate ace nounsed that the obama administration was lifting a more than decade-long ban on u.s. military assistance to indonesia's special forces unit. human rights groups are outraged by this. can you explain why this decision was made? >> i don't have anything on this. >> all right, robert gibbs, press secretary for the white house discussing -- he started off by discussing shir le sherrsher y sherrod and her discussion with president obama. he reiterated she's welcome to ...

Is, by putting this cap on, the oil isn't seeping out elsewhere in ways that could be even more catastrophic. that involves measures pressures while this cap is on. the data is not all in, and it has to be interpreted by the scientists, but here's the good news that needs to understand. even if it turns out we can't maintain this cap and completely shut off the oil, what the new cap allows us to do is essentially attach many more containment mechanisms so we're able to take more oil up to the surface, put on ships, it won't be pilling into the gulf. the final solution will be the relief wells ...

The new cap is containing the oil right now. but scientists are doing a number of tests. what they want to make sure of is that by putting this cap on, the oil isn't seeping out elsewhere in ways that could be even more catastrophic. and that involves measuring pressures while this cap is on. the data is not all still in. and it has to be interpreted by the scientists. but here's the good news that i think everybody needs to understand. even if it turns out that we can't maintain this cap and completely shut off the flow of oil, what the new cap allows us to do is to essentially attach many mo...