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A local resident unloads AN oil boom at a forward staging area off Venice, La., May 7, 2010. The U.S. Coast Guard, working with BP, local residents and federal agencies, is trying to prevent the spread of oil following the explosion on Deepwater Horizon, an offshore unit.

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A local resident unloads AN oil boom at a forward staging area off Venice, La., May 7, 2010. The U.S. Coast Guard, working with BP, local residents and federal agencies, is trying to prevent the spread of oil following the explosion on Deepwater Horizon, an offshore unit.

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