"It is telling that the Department of Justice's charges against Kurt Mix surround efforts to cover up the fact that BP's public estimates of the oil flow rate were far lower than the actual flow rate, " the group said in a statement on the arrest.

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Maybe when the news flow and actual policy decisions regarding the U.S. and European debt crises look more positive than negative.

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