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JOHN YOUNG: “There needs to be a military chain of command. And BP needs to be told by the federal government told what to do, not be…”

On the recordJuly 5, 2010
There needs to be a military chain of command. And BP needs to be told by the federal government told what to do, not be asked what to do.

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John Young calls for a more authoritative federal response to the BP oil spill.

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