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BP has paid more than $754 MILLION to state and city governments in the Gulf Coast region because of the oil spill.  The money came with almost no strings attached . . . just that it had to be loosely tied to recovering from the spill.

Do you remember the oil spill last year in the Gulf?  Apparently one of the companies in charge of the exploded rig doesn't...the offshore drilling company responsible for running the BP oil rig that blew up last April has given its top executives bonuses...for its, quote, "best year" in safety.