It’s been 50 days since oil began gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. We’ve seen botched cleanup attempts, oil-soaked animals, tar balls on beaches and blunders from BP CEO, Tony Hayward. Takeaway listeners have a lot to say on BP’s mistakes and whether, as President Obama suggested, the company’s CEO should be fired.
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