On June 5th in US Political History
Part VII
Part VII
On June 5th in 2010 President Barack Obama on his 3rd visit to Louisiana said that he will stand with Gulf Coast residents "until they are made whole" from the oil spill catastrophe. The containment cap placed on the gusher near the sea floor trapped about 441,000 gallons of oil, up from around 250,000 gallons of oil a day earlier. It's not clear how much is still escaping; an estimated 500,000 to 1 million gallons of crude was believed to have leaked daily.
On June 5th in 2012 Former US President Bill Clinton has called for the tax cuts enacted under his successor President George W. Bush to be extended without any amendments to exclude the wealthiest Americans from enjoying the benefits. In an interview with CNBC, Clinton argued that doing so would give lawmakers time to reach a long-term deal on tax reduction that would exclude the rich. Clinton’s comments came in contrast to President Barack Obama’s stance on the issue. Obama has been opposed to extending tax cuts to people making over $250,000 a year. Democrats have been calling for the richest Americans to be excluded from the tax break, while Republicans have long opposed such a measure.
On June 5th in 2012 Dr. Charles Leale’s report on his attempts to save mortally wounded US President Abraham Lincoln back in 1865 was uncovered in a box at the National Archives late last month. The Army surgeon, who sat some 40 feet away from Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC, saw actor-turned-assassin John Wilkes Booth jump the stage brandishing a dagger. Leale then made his way to Lincoln, believing he had been stabbed. Leale’s report provides a detailed description of the President’s injury, which the doctor found to be a bullet wound. Historians that discovered the report believe it was filed, packed in a box and stored out of sight for 147 years.
On June 5th in 2012 US Senator John McCain (R-AZ) has accused the Obama White House of intentionally leaking classified information in order to boost the president's national security reputation and garner support ahead of the November presidential election. Speaking on the Senate floor, McCain singled out the latest report by The New York Times that Obama authorized the launch of the Stuxnet virus, which attacked the computer systems that run Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities. The Senator cited published reports of drone attacks against terrorists, and called on the administration to appoint a special counsel to investigate the leaks. McCain’s speech was interrupted by a man who burst into the Senate gallery, shouting that abortion is a sin and thanking Senator McCain, who accepted the "compliment." The man was removed by police.
On June 5th in 2012 The death of top al-Qaeda operative Abu Yahya al-Libi was confirmed on Tuesday, US officials say. Al-Libi was in a house targeted by a US drone stroke in the restive Pakistani tribal region of North Waziristan on Monday. While al-Libi was the intended target of the strike, seven other militants were reportedly killed in the attack. Previously, a local Taliban chief had said al-Libi’s guard and driver were killed in the drone strike, but the told al-Qaeda leader was not there at the time.
On June 5th in 2012 Former US President Bill Clinton said a Mitt Romney presidency would be “calamitous” for the nation and believes that President Barack Obama has earned a second term because of his handling of the economy. Clinton’s remarks came after he helped raise some $3.6 million for the Obama campaign at three New York fundraisers. Earlier, Clinton said Romney had a “sterling” business record, an assertion that undermined the Democrats’ criticism of Romney’s decisions at the private equity firm Bain Capital.
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