The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. September 3, 2010 BP: Denial of Drilling Permit Threatens Gulf Coast Claims --------------------------------------------------------- In other oil drilling news, the New York Times is reporting BP has warned Congress that if lawmakers pass legislation barring the company from new offshore drilling permits, it may not have the funds to pay for all the damages caused by its Gulf of Mexico oil spill. .