Barack Obama and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano met yesterday to discuss the Gulf Coast oil disaster.
(White House/Pete Souza)
The Little Picture: The White House and the Oil Mess.
Barack Obama and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano met yesterday to discuss the Gulf Coast oil disaster.
(White House/Pete Souza)
Alexandra Gutierrez is a reporter based in the Aleutian Islands. She is also former associate web editor of The American Prospect. More by Alexandra Gutierrez
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