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AP Impact: Gulf Oil Industry-Government Ties Persist

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (AP) Ties between offshore oil and gas companies and the agency that regulates them persist, nearly a year after the Obama administration announced an overhaul of ethics rules to deter such cozy relationships, documents obtained by The Associated Press show. About 1 of every 5 employees involved in offshore inspections. . . . Full version available to lexis.com subscribers.