A guide to damage control. Some context:
On August 19th, 2007, an oil tanker off the coast of Australia split in two, dumping 20,000 tons of crude oil into the sea. Senator Collins, a member of the Australian Parliament, appeared on a TV news program to reassure the Australian public.
This is one version of the explanation:
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http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2009/10/sarah-palin-has-some-relatives-in-australia/195836/
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