June 6 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama announced that he will nominate James Clapper as director of national intelligence and called him one of our most respected professionals in the field.

June 4 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said he doesnt want BP Plc nickel and diming fishermen and small businesses and that the company has a moral and legal obligation to compensate those affected by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

June 4 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama showed he knew a thing or two about oil tar balls when he arrived last week on Fourchon Beach in Louisiana.

June 4 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama postponed plans for a trip to Australia and Indonesia for a second time as officials battled the worst oil spill in U.S. history.

June 4 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama postponed, for the second time, plans for a trip to Australia and Indonesia, the White House announced. In conversations with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono , Obama expressed his deep regret for postponing the trip scheduled for later this month and said he hoped the visit could be rescheduled ...