Oil Companies Turn On Bp At Congressional Hearing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Executives from other major oil companies turned on BP Plc and defended their own drilling practices during a congressional hearing on Tuesday as they sought to stave off new government regulations in the wake of BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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