LARA MARLOWE in Washington THE FIERY explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that killed 11 men on April 20th was followed by images of stricken wildlife, acrimonious hearings on Capitol Hill and revelations that BP failed to take the most elementary safety precautions. For example, it shut off the rig's fire alarm so workers' sleep would not be interrupted. Just a day after Tony Hayward - BP's gaffe-prone, scapegoat chief executive - stepped down, the company could take comfort in a...
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