Spill Panel: No Evidence Of Saving $ Over Safety

(11-08) 19:56 PST WASHINGTON (AP) -- The BP oil rig explosion and spill wasn't about anyone purposely trading money for safety, investigators on a special presidential commission said Monday. Instead it was more about...

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