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EPA official resigns following 'crucify' comment

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    Fallout from controversial oil remarks

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-- Fox News alert and the EPA administrator responsible for the oil patchy in this country has resigned Al Armand AR is.

The man who made some very controversial comments about his agency's approach.

To two oil companies.

Has resigned here is with the tape that surfaced last week.

That preceded his resignation.

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-- -- -- had become a lightning rod for criticism of this administration and its oil company policies he now.

Has resigned to point pains to say they only -- after oil companies that were misbehaving but his own analogy didn't do that Jamie he didn't say.

You know the Romans would crucify the first five murderers they found in a village.

He said they were just find five guys round them up and crucify them and that's where the problem and in part came in he submitted his resignation that resignation -- think -- even with criticism we haven't seen many resignations from this administration not so far -- that's big news today.