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Obama announces commission to investigate Gulf oil spillU.S. President Barack Obama announced on Monday the commission to study the causes of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and make recommendations for the future of offshore drilling. The group of men and women included academics and environmentalists but did not appear to include anyone from the oil industry.Visiting areas affected by the BP oil spill, he said the full resources of government were being deployed, with 17,500 National Guard troops available. I promise, he said. Things are going to return to normal.He declared Gulf seafood safe to eat and said his administration was redoubling inspections and monitoring to make sure it stays that way. And his White House said Monday it had wrested apparent agreement from BP PLC to set up an independent, multibillion-dollar compensation fund for people and businesses suffering from the spill's effects.
