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President Barack Obama, Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, national incident commander for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour meet to discuss recovery efforts for the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Gulfport, Miss., June 14, 2010.

RECOVERY EFFORTS

President Barack Obama, Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, national incident commander for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour meet to discuss recovery efforts for the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Gulfport, Miss., June 14, 2010.

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