BP today puts U.S. managing director Robert Dudley, above, in charge of its Gulf spill operations, reporting to embattled CEO Tony Hayward.

An analyst tells the New York Times, “He’s not only a good ol’ boy, but he’s from Mississippi and he doesn’t have a British accent,” a reference to Hayward.

Spirit Airlines, meanwhile, is being criticized for ad campaign that spoofs the BP oil spill.

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Jeep "slowly" relaunches the Grand Jerokee.

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Toshiba enters e-reader fray.

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