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BP Preps For "Top Kill"

By Marcus Gilmer in News on May 26, 2010 2:45PM

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With all this talk of BP locally in the wake of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, you might want to check this out, live video from the oil gush in the Gulf. Today, BP will attempt a "top kill," a technique meant to clog the damaged well and stop the flow of oil. However, BP claims it won't broadcast the procedure itself, scheduled to start sometime this morning. President Obama is scheduled to visit the Gulf Coast on Friday, his second trip there since the spill amidst reports that even his usually cool demeanor is beginning to heat up with the ongoing catastrophe.