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BP Agrees To Pay $4.5 Billion For Gulf Oil Spill

by Carrie Johnson, NPR
November 15, 2012

Oil giant BP will plead guilty to criminal misconduct related to the 2010 Gulf Oil spill. The settlement deal will also include the largest-ever penalty in a criminal case, $4.5 billion.

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  • All Things Considered, November 15, 2012
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