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Gulf Oil Spill Seal Operation Delayed a Day – Voice of America


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Gulf Oil Spill Seal Operation Delayed a Day
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Photo: AP An operation designed to completely stop the major oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico has been delayed a day so crews can clean up debris around a relief well. Representatives of BP say an operation called "static kill" will take place Tuesday
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3 squabbling companies must cooperate to plug well (AP)

Harold Cline vacuums up oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill that recently washed up in a cove in Barataria Bay on the coast of Louisiana, Saturday, July 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)AP – On shore, BP, Halliburton and Transocean are engaging in a billion-dollar blame game over the blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. At sea, they’re depending on each other to finally plug up the environmental disaster.

Timing of National Guard’s Deployment to Border Stirs Anger

The 1,200 National Guard troops expected to arrive Sunday on America’s southwest border for reinforcement won’t finish deploying until late September, federal officials say, sparking confusion among Arizona lawmakers who thought the deadline was Aug. 1. |

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  • Crowd Emerges at Site of Clinton Wedding

    After weeks of intrigue and secrecy about a ceremony with VIP guest list, crowds and guests gather for Chelsea Clinton’s Saturday evening nuptials to longtime boyfriend at upstate New York estate | |

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  • Exhausted Fire Crews Save California Homes

    Working through the night to beat back flames, crews have wildfire north of Los Angeles 62 percent contained and say homes are no longer threatened by the blaze

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  • Crowd on VIP alert at site of Clinton’s NY wedding (AP)

    Members of the public stand outside the Delamater Inn waiting for invited guests to arrive for the wedding between Chelsea Clinton and fiance Marc Mezvinsky,  in Rhinebeck, N.Y., on Saturday, July 31, 2010.  Chelsea Clinton and her fiance Marc Mezvinsky are widely expected to be married in Rhinebeck later today.  (AP Photo/Mike Groll)AP – Chelsea Clinton was poised to marry her longtime boyfriend at an exclusive estate along New York’s Hudson River after weeks of secrecy and buildup that had celebrity watchers flocking to the small village for the Saturday evening nuptials.

    PLO official says Obama sends warning to Abbas (AP)

    Palestinians security forces loyal to president Mahmoud Abbas demonstrate their skills during graduation ceremony in the West Bank city of Jericho, Saturday, July. 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)AP – A senior PLO official says President Barack Obama has warned Mahmoud Abbas in a letter that U.S.-Palestinian relations might suffer if the Palestinian leader refuses to resume direct peace talks with Israel.