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Henry and CJ discuss the question if BP and the administration are cooperating on an information black out on the Gulf oil gusher. Plus, looking at Tuesday's primary election results.

Henry CJ and callers discuss the Rand Paul victory and implosion. Does he really believe business owners can discriminate based on race?

Henry and callers discuss tha Republican Convention coming to Tampa, Senate Candidate Kendrick Meek's bad week, the Gulf of Mexico oil gusher and Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.

Guest: Mike Wright, Health, Safety and Environment Director, United Steel Workers, www.usw.org

Guest: Guest: Bud Chiles, Lawton Chiles Foundation , http://www.lawtonchiles.org/ , www.worsttofirst.org , discusses his recent trip to Haiti.

Guest: Atty. Scott R. Bickford http://mbfirm.com/ , Martzell & Bickford Law Firm, is representing the family of one of the deceased Horion oil rig workers as well as one of the surviving crew members.

Scott Bickford is a trial attorney who for over 25 years has represented the rights of injured workers and their families in environmental cases. He has represented hundreds of individuals exposed to asbestos, welding fumes, and other toxic substances. As part of this representation, he has successfully tried numerous cases involving different asbestos illnesses, participated on national panels involving asbestos litigation problems, and has lectured extensively on asbestos trial practice to other attorneys. Mr. Bickford served as a member of the Asbestos Claimants' Committee in the Babcock and Wilcox Bankruptcy.

In addition to his asbestos practice, Mr. Bickford represents various governmental and private landowners in environmental land damage cases. He has litigated oil and gas royalty disputes, commercial oil and gas disputes and criminal matters including mail fraud, drug possession, money laundering and homicide. While a member of the firm he has also litigated medical malpractice cases and maritime personal injury cases.

Mr. Bickford has represented clients before the federal appellate courts, as well as several elected officials in both local and national election contests. In 1996, he represented U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu in an election contest before the United States Senate. He has also served as a court appoint special mater in attorney fee litigation disputes and has served as an expert witness in attorney fee arbitration

The inteview with Atty. Scott Bickford, representing family and survivors of the Horizon oil rig disaster, continues.

Guest: Matt Bruce, host of The Captain's America and Troop Talk http://thecaptainsamerica.com , discusses his research on the Horizon oil rig explosion and how government protocols have been ignored for years.