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Oil Spill Panel Concerns

Written by Greg Russell | Jul 16, 2010 11:46:06 AM

This should come as no surprise.  The WSJ is reporting that members of Congress of both political parties are questioning the competence and bias of a panel put together by the Obama administration to investigate the spill in the Gulf of Mexico.  "Republicans and some Democrats in Congress have questioned panel members' competence and ideological leanings. They note that none of the commissioners has any experience in petroleum engineering, and that several have spoken out strongly against offshore drilling."

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