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Political Factoid
One year later and the
$20 billion BP oil spill*
cleanup fund had paid out
(only) $5 billion, approving
only 38% of the submitted
claims.
But the fund did employ 3000 people,
while BP reported record profits.
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Worst oil spill in U.S. history:
- Claimed 11 lives
- Spewed over 200 million gallons
of oil into the Gulf of Mexico
- Affected fishing and derivative
businesses all along the Gulf Coast
- Affected tourism as far away as
the Atlantic Coast of Florida
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