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Deborah Mullen, right, speaks with Thad Allen, center, national incident commander and U.S Coast Guard Rear Adm. Paul Zukunft, left, assistant commandant for Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship at the Deepwater Horizon Unified Command Center in New Orleans, La., Aug. 2, 2010.

Deborah Mullen, right, speaks with Thad Allen, center, national incident commander and U.S Coast Guard Rear Adm. Paul Zukunft, left, assistant commandant for Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship at the Deepwater Horizon Unified Command Center in New Orleans, La., Aug. 2, 2010.

Deborah Mullen, right, speaks with Thad Allen, center, national incident commander and U.S Coast Guard Rear Adm. Paul Zukunft, left, assistant commandant for Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship at the Deepwater Horizon Unified Command Center in New Orleans, La., Aug. 2, 2010.

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