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Rep. Barton under fire after apologizing to BP Washington Post Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, accused the White House of conducting a "$20 billion shakedown" by requiring oil giant BP to establish a fund to compensate those hurt by the Gulf Coast oil spill. By Aaron Blake Rep. Joe Barton (R-Tex. ... BP 'shakedown' claim is a sad joke CNN Joe Barton Under Fire from Republicans and Democrats for BP Apology CBS News Tony Hayward-Apologist Joe Barton (R-TX) Is in So Much Trouble Vanity Fair Christian Science Monitor -The Associated Press -BusinessWeek  »