BP faces growing calls for oil spill compensation fund

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Executives to meet president Obama as calls increase for company to suspend dividend and set up ring-fenced oil spill fund

The standoff between the White House and BP over the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to enter a new phase this week when president Obama meets with senior executives at the company to discuss...

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