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questions MMS realignment by Billy House [Government Executive]
Obama to create BP commission by Kendra Marr [Politico]
Disaster Plans Lacking at Deep Rigs by Ben Casselman and Guy Chazan [The Wall Street Journal]
U.S. Drilling Regulator Quits Amid Criticism Over Rig Disaster by Joe Carroll [Bloomberg]
Sen. Lieberman laments absence of witness from Interior agency by Ben Geman [The Hill]
Whistleblower Sues to Stop Another BP Rig From Operating by Abrahm Lustgarten [ProPublica]
Damaged Equipment, Feuding Between BP and Transocean in Lead up to Explosion by Marian Wang [ProPublica]
Hearing: to receive testimony from the Administration on issues related to offshore oil and gas exploration including the accident involving the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico [Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources] — we're live-tweeting the hearing on Twitter; using the #BPhearing hash tag.
Hearing: Federal Response to the Recent Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico [Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works]
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