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Unbelievable: The Deepwater rig is legally considered an oceangoing vessel, and was more three nautical miles offshore at the time of the accident. As a result, the families of the dead workers can only sue BP and its contractors under a 90-year-old maritime law, the Death on the High Seas Act, which severely limits liability. In some cases, BP could get away with shelling out sums as paltry as $1,000. (By way of comparison, after a BP refinery in Texas exploded in 2005, killing 15 workers and injuring scores more, the oil giant paid $1.6 billion in settlements to employees and their families.)

ETA: ...or not.

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Captain Mal: the Tonner version. I quote redstapler: "It looks like Robert Redford and Richard Hatch were hurled together with great force."

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How to clean oil off a pelican. While a lot of people may find the early photos upsetting- I certainly did- I do take comfort simply from knowing that you can.

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In response to Don Thompson’s (the Chief of Operations at McDonald's) comments against the possibility of a gay-themed commercial like the one aired by McDonald’s, France airing in the United States, the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce -- the largest GLBT business group in the country with 1.4 million businesses -- has severed their relationship with McDonald's.

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Aww...