"President Obama promised residents of the Gulf Coast on Monday that 'things are going to return to normal' in the region, which has been devastated by the BP oil spill, and his administration said the British energy giant appears willing to meet a demand to establish a multibillion-dollar victims' compensation fund for those affected by the oil spill."

NPR had the story from staff and wire reports June 14, 2010.
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"Stakes Rise for Obama Amid Oil Spill Crisis" (Los Angeles Times) [3]