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Welch Grills BP Chief In House Hearing

Congressman Peter Welch was one of the members of the House to grill the President of BP at Thursday’s special hearing. Welch suggested that the BP chief might consider resigning, after mishandling the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Welch Leads BP Dividend Fight

Congressman Peter Welch’s demand that BP suspend dividend payments until it has paid to clean up the oil spill in the Gulf has gained momentum, and could become one of President Obama’s strategies for dealing with the spill.