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James Carville: “My guess is before this is over, they're going to have to figure out a way to keep BP viable enough to continue to pay…”

On the recordJuly 20, 2010
My guess is before this is over, they're going to have to figure out a way to keep BP viable enough to continue to pay this stuff off, because it's going to be an awful lot of money that they're going to owe.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Carville predicts that the government will need to ensure BP remains financially stable to cover liabilities from the oil spill.

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