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Shareholders, protesters line up to lambast BP

LONDON (Reuters) - BP will run the gauntlet of protests from environmentalists and investors alike at its annual shareholder meeting on Thursday where it will make the latest in a series of attempts to put the Gulf of Mexico oil spill behind it.

LONDON (Reuters) - BP will run the gauntlet of protests from environmentalists and investors alike at its annual shareholder meeting on Thursday where it will make the latest in a series of attempts to put the Gulf of Mexico oil spill behind it.

Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg and Chief Executive Bob Dudley are likely to face some harsh questions from shareholders frustrated at the group's continued weak share price, sceptical about its turnaround prospects and unhappy about executive pay.

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