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US Watches Top Kill, Waits

Millions captivated by the spillcam look for progress

By the Associated Press

Posted May 29, 2010 6:15 AM CDT

(AP) – Two days after BP began a risky effort to plug its gushing oil well, company officials said the operation was going as planned but offered few details, leaving it up to the millions glued to its "spillcam" to speculate whether the top kill was... Read full story »

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