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David Gergen: “It should be unacceptable and I think it is to most Americans to let the fate of our precious coastline and the waters…”

On the recordMay 24, 2010
It should be unacceptable and I think it is to most Americans to let the fate of our precious coastline and the waters off our shores rest in the hands of a foreign-owned company like BP.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Gergen emphasizes the need for government intervention in the oil spill crisis instead of relying on BP.

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