Gulf oil spill: White House accused of spinning report

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Scientists say it is 'just not true' that the vast majority of oil from the BP spill has gone

The White House was accused today of spinning a government scientific report into the amount of oil left in the Gulf of Mexico from the BP spill which had officials declaring that the vast majority of...

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