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10A – Daily News – Saturday, June 5, 2010 WORLD BRIEFING Obama sees progress on spill response KENNER, La. (AP) — On his third personal trek to the Gulf disaster, President Barack Obama said Friday he sees some progress in fighting the enormous oil spill but it’s ‘‘way too early to be optimistic’’ about BP’s latest control effort. Aiming to demonstrate command and personal engagement on day 45 of the catastrophe, Obama crit- icized the British oil giant for spending money on advertising and paying divi- dends to shareholders in the midst of crisis. ‘‘What I don’t want to hear is when they’re spend- ing that kind of money on their shareholders and spending that kind of money Please Join Andy & Bobbie Houghton in support of CLAY PARKER FOR SHERIFF-CORONER Paid Political Advertisment ★★ ★ on TV advertising that they’re nickeling and dim- ing fishermen or small busi- nesses here in the Gulf who are having a hard time,’’ he said. 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The oil has now reached the shores of four Gulf states — Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida — turning its marshlands into death zones for wildlife and staining its beaches rust and crimson in an affliction that some said brought to mind the plagues and punish- ments of the Bible. ‘‘In Revelations it says the water will turn to blood,’’ said P.J. 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This is going to choke the life out of every- thing.’’ He added: ‘‘It makes me want to cry.’’ Israel vows to stop Irish aid JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel vowed Friday to keep an Irish aid ship from breaching its blockade of the impoverished Gaza Strip, appealing to pro-Palestinian activists to dock at an Israeli port and avoid another showdown at sea. The new effort to break the blockade will test Israel’s resolve as it faces a wave of international out- rage over its deadly naval raid of another aid ship ear- lier this week. Activists on board the Irish boat, including a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, insist- ed they would not resist if Israeli soldiers tried to take over their vessel. They said they expected the 1,200-ton Rachel Corrie to reach Gaza by late Saturday morning. Diplomatic fallout and protests across Europe and the Muslim world have increased pressure to end the embargo Israel imposed after the Islamic militant Hamas group seized power in Gaza three years ago. The blockade has plunged the territory’s 1.5 million resi- dents deeper into poverty and sharply raised Mideast tensions as the U.S. makes a new push for regional peace. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his Cabinet on Thursday the Irish boat would not be allowed to reach Gaza. On Friday, Israel’s foreign min- ister said the policy had not changed. Obama set to nominate next intell chief WASHINGTON (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says President Barack Obama plans to nominate Pentagon official James Clapper to be his next intelligence chief despite objections from Capitol Hill. Clapper, a retired Air Force general, is the Penta- gon’s top intelligence offi- cial. He’s expected to be nominated in a Rose Gar- den ceremony Saturday morning. If confirmed, Clapper would replace retired Adm. Dennis Blair, who resigned after frequent clashes with the White House. But Clap- per’s combative sparring during hearings has made him an unpopular choice with some in Congress. His critics also question whether he will be able to counter Obama’s intelli- gence inner circle at the NSC and CIA. The person who revealed Obama’s choice would speak only on condition of anonymity ahead of the expected announcement. Wall Street NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell to their lowest level in four months Friday after the government said hiring remains weak and another European country warned its economy was in trouble. The Dow Jones industri- al average dropped 323 points to close below 10,000. It was the lowest finish since February and the third-worst slide of the year. Major indexes all lost more than 3 percent. The drop pushed the market back into ‘‘correction’’ mode, meaning a decline of at least 10 percent from a recent high. Interest rates slid after traders shoveled money into the safety of Treasurys and the dollar. Retailers were among the hardest-hit stocks after investors bet that a weak job market would discourage consumers from spending. Macy’s fell 6.5 percent. 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