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    BP Execs Grilled in the House as Obama Prepares to Address Nation

    As President Obama prepared to address the nation tonight, House Democrats were blasting major oil companies for oil-spill response plans almost identical to BP’s, including a phone number for the same expert who died some years ago. Juliet Eilperin reports for the Washington Post .

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    As President Obama prepared to address the nation tonight, House Democrats were blasting major oil companies for oil-spill response plans almost identical to BP’s, including a phone number for the same expert who died some years ago. Juliet Eilperin reports for the Washington Post.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Producer

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Juliet Eilperin

      senior national affairs correspondent for The Washington Post

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    US Strategy in Afghanistan: Is Karzai a True Believer?
    1. 0:00BP Execs Grilled in the House as Obama Prepares to Address NationYou’re reading this
    2. 7:37US Strategy in Afghanistan: Is Karzai a True Believer?
    3. 45:06Wikipedia Opens Semi-Protected Articles to Editors
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