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This Week's Worst (and Best) Performances

By Steve PendleburyJun 18th 2010 – 3:47PM
YouTube / AP

YouTube / AP

(June 18) -- Summer is about to begin, and if recent news stories are any indication, it's going to be a long, hot one filled with viral videos, apologies and an unstoppable torrent of talk about the BP oil disaster. Those familiar themes ran together over and over again this week in on-camera performances by a variety of...

Switching Tack, BP Benches Gaffe-Prone CEO Hayward

By Hugh CollinsJun 18th 2010 – 3:15PM
Charles Dharapak, AP

Charles Dharapak, AP

(June 18) -- The day after enduring a bruising session of questions and accusations on Capitol Hill, BP's gaffe-prone CEO, Tony Hayward, is taking a backseat in the oil giant's attempts to fix the gulf oil spill and its own tattered reputation. In an interview today with Sky News, BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg said...

BP Exec Sorry About 'Small People' Comment

By Lauren FrayerJun 17th 2010 – 6:28AM
Charles Dharapak, AP

Charles Dharapak, AP

(June 17) -- Apologies from BP are piling up. After meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House on Wednesday, the company's chairman tried to say he's sorry about the worst oil spill in American history, but instead made a gaffe that's angered Gulf Coast residents even more -- and prompted yet another...

Background on Carl Henric Svanberg

Carl-Henric Svanberg, born on May 29 1952 in Porjus, Sweden, is a businessman and current Chairman of BP and Volvo.

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