Obama Says BP Fully Responsible for Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

Obama Says BP Fully Responsible for Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

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U.S. President Barack Obama says the U.S. government will hold BP fully accountable for a massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.

Mr. Obama told reporters Thursday that BP is responsible for what he called a "horrific disaster" that began when an oil rig exploded April 20, killing 11 workers and rupturing an undersea well.

The president countered criticism that his administration has not been involved enough in the cleanup and containment effort, saying BP is operating at the government's direction.

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President Batack Obama talks to reporters during White House press conference, 27 May 2010.

Obama should take all the heat and shoulder the onus of responsibility for the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. After all, Big Oil owns Obama, because they funded his presidential campaign last election year.

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