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Oil spill hearings focus on Salazar and federal response
Interior Secretary Salazar will testify before Senate committees along with EPA chief Lisa Jackson and Coast Guard leader Thad Allen as lawmakers press for accountability over the Gulf of Mexico spill and the government’s actions. President Obama orders a presidential commission to probe the rig explosion, while BP seeks control of the leak and scientists warn of loop current risks. Public criticism targets the Minerals Management Service and delayed reforms.
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