Obama rebukes firms involved in spill; orders MMS reforms

US President Barack Obama on May 14 harshly criticized companies involved in the ill-fated Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico for refusing to accept responsibility during congressional hearings for the Apr. 22 accident and subsequent oil spill.

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