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Interior Secretary Acknowledges Lax Oil Regulation

by David Welna, NPR
May 19, 2010

Oil executives connected to the Gulf of Mexico blowout sat in the hot seat before congressional committees last week. Now top government officials get a turn before the panels. Much of that task fell on Tuesday to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, whose department oversees oil drilling.

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