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  • Diane Wilson, a fourth-generation fisherwoman from Seadrift, Texas, was arrested in London on Thursday, April 14, 2011, after evading security to enter the foyer of the building where oil giant BP was holding its annual general meeting of shareholders. Ms. Wilson covered herself in a dark syrup to represent oil. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

    Scuffles, protests mar BP shareholder meeting

    Scuffles between protesters and security guards marred BP's first annual shareholder meeting since the Gulf oil spill, with shrimpers blocked from entering Thursday's meeting to demand more compensation.


  • Diane Wilson, a fourth-generation Texas fisherwoman, her face smeared with syrup to represent oil, protests against BP as British police officers prevent her from entering the London conference center where the petroleum giant held the annual general meeting of its shareholders Thursday. "I think a lot of the shrimpers are concerned," she said. (Associated Press)

    Oil-spill protesters disrupt BP meeting

    Despite angry protesters outside the building, BP promised its first annual general meeting since last year's devastating Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion that it would work to earn back trust of shareholders and the public.


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