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Photo timeline of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill crisis

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A map showing the oil spill is seen at rear as President Barack Obama speaks regarding the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Monday, June 14, 2010, at the Coast Guard Station in Gulfport, Miss.
AP Photo/Charles Dharapak
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A response vessel is seen along a line of emulsified oil between the Deepwater Horizon oil spill site and the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico, off the Louisiana coast, Monday, July 26, 2010.
AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
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This April 21, 2010, photo shows the Deepwater Horizon oil platform leaning on its side before sinking into the Gulf of Mexico.
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Louisiana oil spill
This image provided by NASA of the slick was captured on Tuesday, April 27, 2010, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA's Aqua satellite.
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