Tourism officials say how $15 million BP grant will be split

MOBILE, Ala. — The Alabama Tourism Department announced today how it will spend much of a $15 million grant from BP PLC to pay for a marketing campaign to minimize the impact of the oil spill as conditions warrant, according to Lee Sentell, the state's tourism director. (AP Photo) …

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