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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 3 Jan 2013

    Deepwater Horizon owner agrees to pay record $1.4bn in penalties and fines related to 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill

    10:17 AM - 3 Jan 2013
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      1. Michael Smith‏ @msmith388 5 Jan 2013
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        @BBCBreaking

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      1. waly mury‏ @walymury 4 Jan 2013
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        @BBCBreaking: The 'EEEK= Earth Evacuation Eligibility Kit' Only 250K Outta 7Billion of best DNA allowed in Starship http://bit.ly/KM6QyB  @AP

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      1. 빨라지고 싶은 수도 🏳️‍🌈‏ @mypseudo16 3 Jan 2013
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        @BBCBreaking 울나라 삼성은 같은 죄를 지었어도 정부 위에 & 사법부 위에 있으므로 낫길티.

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      1. shuaib saeed‏ @shuaibsaeed62 3 Jan 2013
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      1. Ashu‏ @4shutosh 3 Jan 2013
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        @BBCBreaking You mean BP....

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      1. R‏ @jazzybeatz 3 Jan 2013
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        RT @BBCBreaking: Deepwater Horizon owner agrees to pay record $1.4bn in penalties and fines related to 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill

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      1. Rick Flashman‏ @RickFlashman 3 Jan 2013
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        @BBCBreaking who is paying and to who? TERRIBLE REPORTING

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      1. Rob McGuffin‏ @guffer44 3 Jan 2013
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        @BBCBreaking the us government subsidizes the oil industry with that amount every year it's a drop in the bucket to them

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      1. Stewy‏ @stewy1959 3 Jan 2013
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        @BBCBreaking How much will the taxpayer have to pay for this negligence

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      1. Bob White‏ @Bacoletplayer 3 Jan 2013
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        @BBCBreaking A week's earnings probably

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      1. Cera‏ @ifsaal044 3 Jan 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Why doesn't it ever say who the Owner of Deepwater Horizon actually is? Whose rep are we always protecting?

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        @BBCBreakingpic.twitter.com/zLzOMlnX

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      1. Jim Hickson‏ @JimHxn 3 Jan 2013
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        .@BBCBreaking Hang on, 'agreed'? Surely it's not up to them whether they pay the fine or not?!

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