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Sparks fly in the Rachel Maddow Michael Bromwich Interview

According to an article written by Laura Conaway for the Maddowblog titled 'Not fabulous' still good enough for drilling permits “l ast night, after weeks of unflattering coverage from us of his department, the head of the government agency that gives out deepwater drilling permits in the Gulf of Mexico appeared on our show. Michael Bromwich answered questions about why the   Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement   have continued to issue permits even after the agency posted a report showing that   blowout preventers   may need to be redesigned.”   She included a few key points to the conversation that you will find below but I saw things much differently. On the new caps for undersea spills, which for BP's disaster were 87 days in coming ? MADDOW: This week, Helix revealed themselves that by their own assessment, it could take them 17 days to contain a spill. Seventeen days is the new fast response that we're supposed to feel bet...