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On the 10th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound, protesters make their feelings known in Anchorage, Alaska, on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the skipper of the Exxon Valdez apologized to Alaskans for the accident that spilled 11 million gallons of oil. Capt. Joe Hazelwood noted, however, that it's too easy to cast him as the spill's main villain. Hazelwood had been drinking before the tanker left the Port of Valdez but has maintained his judgment wasn't impaired. He was convicted of negligently discharging oil and this summer will begin serving his sentence -- 1,000 hours of picking up garbage along Anchorage-area highways.

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