Controversy swirls around MMS in the Gulf

CNN\'s Brian Todd brings us an update.

The news just keeps getting worse surrounding the oil spill in the Gulf Coast.

As we told you yesterday, the Inspector General at the Interior Department just released a report detailing the close relationship between the Minerals Management Service, and the oil industry.

The report also contained information about drug usage and other inappropriate behavior by some MMS employees.

CNN’s Brian Todd has been following this story and says the scandal surrounding the MMS continues to grow.

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