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Oil spill work on hold as Bonnie approaches

Oil spill work on hold as Bonnie approaches

Work to permanently choke off the oil well that had been spewing into the Gulf of Mexico was at a standstill Friday after ships around the site were ordered to evacuate ahead of the approaching Tropical Storm Bonnie.

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Tropical depression races toward BP's leaky well

A tropical depression racing toward the Gulf of Mexico Thursday increased pressure on BP and the U.S. government to decide whether to evacuate dozens of ships at the site of the ruptured oil well.

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A gathering storm halts Gulf oil well work

A gathering storm halts Gulf oil well work

A storm brewing in the Caribbean brought the deep-sea effort to plug the ruptured oil well to a near standstill Wednesday just as BP was getting tantalizingly close to going in for the kill.

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