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BP will be made to pay for oil spill damage: Obama | US President Barack Obama has vowed to make British Petroleum (BP) pay for the damage caused to environment by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. "We will make BP
pay for the damage their company has caused. And, we will do whatever's necessary
to help the Gulf Coast and its people recover from this tragedy," Fox News quoted
Obama as saying during an 18-minute speech. He also said that he had asked former
Mississippi Governor Ray Mabus to develop a long-term Gulf Coast Restoration Plan
-- to be funded by BP -- in concert with local states, communities, fishermen,
conservationists and residents "as soon as possible. Obama did not detail what
this plan should include. The speech comes on the eve of Obama's meeting with
top BP executives at the White House on Wednesday. A BP spokesperson said that
the company is completely onboard with regard to plugging the oil spill as quickly
as possible. |
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