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Sources:
Letter to Tony Hayward from Representatives Bart Stupak and Henry Waxman, June 14, 2010.
The Wall Street Journal, “Unusual Decisions Set Stage For BP Disaster,” by Ben Casselman and Russell Gold, May27, 2010.
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