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Gulf leaders wary over wavering on final plug (AP)

AP - With the oil well that had been spewing into the Gulf of Mexico plugged from the top and BP PLC and federal officials pondering whether the final plug, or “bottom kill,” is needed, local officials fear national disengagement from what remains a crisis of unknown proportions.

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Gulf leaders wary over wavering on final plug
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Hoyer: East Coast officials need oil spill summit (AP)

AP - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer is urging the White House to hold a summit with East Coast governors and local officials to ensure they are prepared if oil from the Gulf spill makes its way up the Atlantic coastline.

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