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Obama says ready to "kick ass" over Gulf oil spill

VENICE, La/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said he wanted to know "whose ass to kick" over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, adding to the pressure on energy giant BP Plc as it sought to capture more of the leak from its gushing well.

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Energy giant BP Plc said on Tuesday it had sharply increased the amount of oil it was capturing from its blown-out Gulf of Mexico well, but U.S. officials want to know exactly how much oil is still gushing out.

The London-based company's share price fell 6 percent in London trading after U.S. President Barack Obama said he wanted to know "whose ass to kick" over the massive spill.

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