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Gulf oil spill volunteers ready but left out of cleanup
NEW ORLEANS — BP and the Obama administration face mounting complaints that they are ignoring foreign offers of equipment and making little use of the fishing boats and volunteers available to help clean up what may now be the biggest spill ever in the Gulf of Mexico.
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AP: Volunteers ready but left out of spill cleanup
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP and the Obama administration face mounting complaints that they are ignoring foreign offers of equipment and making little use of the fishing boats and volunteers available to help clean up what may now be the biggest spill ever in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Volunteers ready but left out of Gulf oil spill cleanup
NEW ORLEANS — BP and the Obama administration face mounting complaints that they are ignoring foreign offers of equipment and making little use of the fishing boats and volunteers available to help clean up what may now be the biggest spill ever in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Rough weather slows Gulf clean-up
High seas churned up by Hurricane Alex will delay deployment of a third containment vessel over the ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well until next week, an official warned.
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PASCAGOULA, Miss. – Clean up crews spread out across Pascagoula beach to collect tar balls washed ashore on July 1, 2010. Work crews are monitoring and cleaning the 3-mile strand of beach on a daily basis. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Colin White.
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Volunteers ready but left out of spill cleanup
BP and the Obama administration face mounting complaints that they are ignoring foreign offers of equipment and making little use of the fishing boats and volunteers available to help clean up what may now be the biggest…
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BP oil spill cleanup work hampered by hurricane 
Hurricane Alex is slowing cleanup and oil containment efforts at the site of BP Plc’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill even as a potential permanent fix for the leak remains weeks away.
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Storm hinders Gulf spill cleanup
Waves and wind spawned by Hurricane Alex disrupted cleanup of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill Wednesday while a senior U.S. official said a relief well intended to plug BP Plc’s gushing deep-sea well remained weeks from completion.
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Storm stops Gulf oil slick cleanup
A strengthening tropical storm forced the suspension of skimming from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill as Vice President Joe Biden heard complaints about the pace of cleanup efforts in the disaster zone.
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