Just the facts ladies and gents:
As petroleum giant BP comes under congressional scrutiny as its ruptured oil rig pumps thousands of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, its political contributions are being scrutinized, too.
The top recipient of BP-related donations during the 2008 presidential election was Barack Obama, who collected $71,000, according to the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics.
Combined with his decision earlier this year to expand off-shore drilling one suspects that The Teleprompter-in-Chief is going to have to answer some tough questions in the next few days.
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