<p>President Obama is using his first Oval Office speech to outline a plan   that he hopes will force BP to compensate individuals and businesses  for  their financial losses from the oil spill.</p>

President Obama is using his first Oval Office speech to outline a plan that he hopes will force BP to compensate individuals and businesses for their financial losses from the oil spill.

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