Helene Cooper And Jackie Calmes Nyt News Service

BP's embattled chief executive, Tony Hayward, prepared to tell Congress on Thursday that he was "deeply sorry" for the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, seeking to demonstrate that he and the oil giant understood the enormity of the spill's environmental, economic and human toll.Mr. Hayward has faced withering criticism for his response to the sp...

US President Obama summoned Americans on Tuesday to a "national mission" to move away from reliance on oil and develop alternative sources of energy, demanding that Congress move quickly to overcome "a lack of political courage and candor." Speaking to a national television audience from the Oval Office, Mr. Obama also promised a long-term plan to ...

BP's embattled chief executive, Tony Hayward, prepared to tell Congress on Thursday that he was "deeply sorry" for the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, seeking to demonstrate that he and the oil giant understood the enormity of the spill's environmental, economic and human toll.Mr. Hayward has faced withering criticism for his response to the sp...

US President Obama summoned Americans on Tuesday to a "national mission" to move away from reliance on oil and develop alternative sources of energy, demanding that Congress move quickly to overcome "a lack of political courage and candor." Speaking to a national television audience from the Oval Office, Mr. Obama also promised a long-term plan to ...