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Attorney General Eric Holder addresses the media while announcing new criminal charges and settlement in the case against the BP oil company on November 15, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

BP moves beyond Gulf spill disaster

Jonathan Fahey, Associated Press
(AP) - BP's $4.5 billion settlement of federal criminal charges in the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico off the U.S. coast in 2010 is a record amount, and a significant sum of money...
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US sues BP, 8 other companies in Gulf oil spill

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration's lawsuit asks that the companies be held liable without limitation under the Oil Pollution Act for all removal costs and damages caused by the oil spill...
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Mud plugs Gulf well; officials say most oil gone

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ON THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) - Declaring it a milestone, BP PLC said mud that was forced down the well was holding back the flow of crude and it was in a "static condition."...
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Gulf rig owner criticizes Obama's drilling halt

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge in New Orleans is considering whether to lift the moratorium, imposed after the disaster began. Judge Martin Feldman said he will decide by Wednesday...
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Oil rig widow to Obama: 'Where does the blame lie?'

Shanta N. Covington
theGRIO Q & A - Sheila Clark, who tragically lost her husband of 20 years in the April 20th explosion opens up about the oil spill and President Obama's response...
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