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Oil floats on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico around a work boat at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico June 2, 2010.
Thursday, Jun. 03, 2010

Open quoteIt's as if Katrina sat on top of New Orleans for six weeks without going away.Close quote

  • GEORGE HADDOW,
  • a disaster-management consultant in New Orleans, on the oil spill in the Gulf
Photo: Sean Gardner / Reuters | Source: NYT