Mary Lee Orr

Executive Director, Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper/Louisiana Environmental Action Network

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Mary Lee Orr on KCRW

President Obama expressed his frustration over the Gulf oil spill in an  interview  this morning on NBC's Today.

Obama Expresses Frustration over Responsibility for Spill

President Obama expressed his frustration over the Gulf oil spill in an interview this morning on NBC's Today.

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