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Some Nebraska, Iowa lawmakers received campaign contributions from BP

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By Sara Sciammacco, Capitol News Connection

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Washington, D.C. – Some political experts say the longer the Deepwater Horizon oil spill lasts the more nervous politicians are likely to become about any BP campaign contributions. Iowa and Nebraska lawmakers are among those who have received cash from the oil giant. Sara Sciammacco reports.