Obama to inspect Gulf oil spill

May 1, 2010 8:12 AM PT

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Have we mentioned lately that timing, in politics, is everything?

The White House announced Saturday that President Obama will visit the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday morning to inspect the effects of a calamitous oil spill from an off-shore exploratory well and the government’s response to the crisis.

The president is en route to the University of Michigan for a presidential commencement address. And tonight, he is scheduled to speak at the annual White House Correspondents’ Assn. dinner -- a laughfest that this year will feature talk-show king Jay Leno. The dinner is a black-tie event attended by celebrities of screen and stage as well as Washington that will draw national cable television coverage.

Continue reading Obama inspecting oil-spill: Gulf crisis on The Swamp.

-- Mark Silva

Obama to inspect Gulf oil spill

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