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Designating that this is a spill of national significance. >> at this point, the trajectory has the spill, leading edge of oil reaching landfall in mississippi delta region later tomorrow. >> the announcement made of secretary salazar about a five-year drilling plan is the beginning of a process. obviously what is occurring now will also be taken into consideration as the administration looks to how to advance that plan and what makes sense and what might need to be adjusted. >> reporter: is the managers reconsidering the policy on offshore oil drilling as the recovery evident really an effort...

Economy. stan greenberg says if the elections were held today, it could be a repeat of 16 years ago, when the republicans took control of the house and senate. greenberg says, quote, if the election were now, we would have a change election. we would have a 1994. i don't find that surprising. he also says, there's time for things to turn around. meanwhile, president obama is characterizing his new offshore drilling plan as just one of many steps necessary to achieve energy independence. obama says the move will also sustain economic growth and produce jobs. but it's getting mixed reviews on ...

Energy independence. obama says the move will also sustain economic growth and produce jobs. but it's getting mixed reviews on capitol hill. the president, speaking at andrews air force base yesterday, said his drilling plan was not an easy decision. >> this is not a decision that i've made lightly. ultimately, we need to move beyond the tired debates of the left and the right, between business leaders and environmentalists, between those who would claim drilling as a cure-all and those who claim it would have no place, because this issue's just too important to allow our progress to languish ...

Said that statement. now as president he has to govern. as he was talking today he believes it's a delicate balancing act. but the door will be open to that drilling now and he may take some heat for it. >> the early reaction to the president's drilling plan is mixed and cuts across party lines. republican senator john mccain is actually cheering the move and invoking the slogan, drill, baby, drill. but the top republican in the house, john boehner says the president is not going far enough. as for democrats, virginia senator mark warner say that the president is taking a positive step. but fr...