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An administration official said on Monday that U. S. President Barack Obama planned to appoint a White House commission to look into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune has reported that in addition, eight Democratic members of the U. S. Senate asked U. S. Attorney General Eric Holder to initiative a criminal investigation into the spill, which began with an explosion April 20 on the Deepwater Horizon, an oil rig owned and operated by British oil producer BP.

Financial disclosure reports issued on Monday have indicated that U. S. President Barack Obama is a multimillionaire and Vice President Joe Biden is far from being one.

According to the reports, the disclosure forms reveal Obama lists $1 million to $5 million in Treasury bills and $500,000 to $1 million in Treasury notes among his assets through last year. The bulk of his wealth comes from sales of his books "Dreams From My Father" and "The Audacity of Hope."

It has been reported that U. S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Monday used a hearing on the gulf oil disaster to press Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on border protection.

During the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing on efforts to manage the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, McCain instead turned to his longstanding request that the Coast Guard be sent to help better secure the U. S.-Mexico border in his state.

Google has hinted on hindrances that may affect the launch of Microsoft's Office cloud service.

The step that may gives rise to a PR war has created a situation where the online services market of Google will supposedly be compromised, and further stated that Microsoft with its cloud computing is too late to be a successful event.

The president of Google's enterprise software division, Dave Girouard said in an interview with Computer World that Google possesses the right know-how and the accurate software to take on Microsoft single-handedly in the online platform.

Officials have revealed that reliance on blowout preventers to prevent oil leaks like the one growing in the Gulf of Mexico came under question at a Senate hearing in Washington Monday.

It has been reported that Thai protesters ignored official orders to clear Bangkok's business district Tuesday and the government declared the day a holiday to promote public safety.

There were reports of renewed clashes Monday between protesters and government forces. A U. N. official appealed to protesters and the government to begin talks to prevent further loss of life.