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On the recordMay 20, 2010
No, of course, not. They haven't been honest about a single thing. And based on what I have seen on '60 Minutes' and what's in the paper, I think that they're guilty of criminal negligence in the deaths of 11 people. I want to know, where's the United States attorney? They need to launch a criminal investigation. They haven't told the truth about a thing since this thing started. And it's stunning that the United States government and a company that makes $2 billion a month can't tell us how much of what is pouring into the Gulf of Mexico. It's absolutely absurd. It really is.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

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James Carville criticizes BP's dishonesty regarding the oil spill and calls for a criminal investigation.

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