Obama-Administration

Obama Announces Limited NSA Reforms While Preserving Core Surveillance Programs

| Importance: 8/10

President Obama delivered a major address at the Department of Justice outlining reforms to NSA surveillance programs in response to Edward Snowden’s revelations, but the proposed changes left core bulk collection authorities largely intact while adding modest procedural safeguards. The speech …

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BP Agrees to $20 Billion Gulf Coast Claims Fund Amid Deepwater Horizon Fallout

| Importance: 8/10

BP agreed to establish a $20 billion independent claims fund to compensate victims of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, administered by Kenneth Feinberg. By July 2011, the Gulf Coast Claims Facility had paid $3.7 billion to 198,475 claimants. The fund, while unprecedented in its scale, faced …

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BP Agrees to $20 Billion Gulf Coast Claims Fund Amid Deepwater Horizon Fallout

| Importance: 8/10

Under intense pressure from the Obama administration and Congress, BP agreed to establish a $20 billion independent claims fund to compensate victims of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The fund, administered by Kenneth Feinberg, represented an unprecedented corporate commitment to environmental …

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