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AP - British Petroleum once downplayed the possibility of a catastrophic accident at an offshore rig that exploded, causing the worst U.S. oil spill in decades along the Gulf Coast and endangering shoreline habitat.

Field Notes: Many who fled their native land settled in Louisiana to try and forge a new life. Now they’re facing the prospect of having their livelihoods uprooted again. 











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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Friday summoned top executives from companies involved in the Gulf oil rig disaster to testify at a hearing examining the causes of the massive oil spill threatening the U.S. coastline.

Reuters - Louisiana fishermen, who say they face ruin because of the huge Gulf of Mexico oil spill, were fast losing patience on Friday with what they say is the slow pace of efforts to contain the slick.

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AP - Two Air Force planes will spray chemicals to help break up the Gulf Coast oil spill, Pentagon officials said Friday as they considered what more the military could do to assist.

AP - Two congressmen will hold hearings to investigate how well companies have responded to a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Science editor Alan Boyle’s Weblog: The fallout from the Deepwater Horizon oil-rig explosion and spill illustrates how a catastrophic event affects our perception of risk — and what we do about it.

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AFP - British Petroleum faces a slew of lawsuits filed in Louisiana, Alabama and elsewhere accusing it of negligence over a giant oil spill coming from a sunken oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.

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