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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 15 Nov 2012

    #BP fined record $3-5bn by US to settle criminal charges after Deepwater Horizon oil leak in Gulf of Mexico. More soon http://bbc.in/QIEQF0 

    4:38 AM - 15 Nov 2012
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      1. Mr Moosehead‏ @mr_moosehead 15 Nov 2012
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking And how much will all the american contractors who fscked up be fined?

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      1. Paul Cooke‏ @paulsoutlook 15 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking How much is the USA going to pay for polluting the Niger Delta?

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      1. Will ‏ @Deeboyz22 16 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking #bp Should be breaking news that #BP still has yet to pay even half the court ordered settlements to #GulfCoast residents. #boo

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      1. NetAdvisor.org®‏ @NetAdvisor 16 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking It's actually $4.5 Billion, but aside from the lawyers, who's counting? http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2012/1115/BP-to-pay-4.5-billion-in-fines-for-Gulf-oil-spill.-Is-legal-saga-over?s=yaho … Gulf of Mexico #BP

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      1. jaldesa Adan‏ @JaldesaAdan 16 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking World’s most advanced 7″ tablet http://howpost.com/hd-kindle-fire/ 

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      1. Dr MrExcitement‏ @piker62 15 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Republicans still insist we owe BP an apology.

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      2. Douglas Greenbaum‏ @dggreenbaum 15 Nov 2012
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking #ThingsThatDontHappenToBanks & #ThatsNotVeryMuchMoneyToALargeCorperation http://goo.gl/1vjj0 . Less than a bad year's profit.

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      3. Douglas Greenbaum‏ @dggreenbaum 15 Nov 2012
        Replying to @dggreenbaum

        @dggreenbaum @BBCBreaking Correction, less than a bad QUARTER's profit.

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      1. Ramesh Valapil‏ @RVMesh 15 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Dow- US chemical firm must be penalized more than BP's penalty for killing scores of poor people in Bhopal gas tragedy.

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      1. Brian‏ @Watchnut 15 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Have they got that kind of money??

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      1. GodInSG‏ @GodInSg 15 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking thanks and why is the link about Gaza ?

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      1. Adam Lewis‏ @iamadamlewis 15 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking "BP fined $3-5bn by US" Do they get 50% off if they pay within 14 days?

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      1. Sam‏ @samkempton 15 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking will not even dent there business should have made it 50billion!!!!

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      1. James Byers‏ @JamesByersMusic 15 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Good! Let's hope this never happens again!

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      1. Greg Plantada‏ @gregplantada 15 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking $3-5 BILLION. Sorry #BP but you really messed up.

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      1. Memoria Educativa‏ @meducativa 15 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking e.libros sobre educación cultura y sociedad en Venezuela, ver https://www.box.com/s/ark4k88c0p4uf8s5sikx …

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      1. Dom‏ @DomDoodle 15 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking sure they will cope with the loss eh

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