The oil slick: a scary birds-eye view
Independent writer David Usborne takes a helicopter ride over the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, and is shocked at what he sees.
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BP could pay megabucks in oil-spill costs
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Schwarzenegger ends support for offshore drilling
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BP will pay, says Obama as slick spreads
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Criticism of BP over oil spill grows
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