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President Barack Obama talks with U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen, center right, serving as the national incident commander, and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal aboard Marine One as they fly along the coastline from Venice to New Orleans, La., May 2, 2010. John Brennan, assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism, is in the background.

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President Barack Obama talks with U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen, center right, serving as the national incident commander, and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal aboard Marine One as they fly along the coastline from Venice to New Orleans, La., May 2, 2010. John Brennan, assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism, is in the background.

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