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A protester participates in a rally to mark 92 days of the Deepwater ...
Jul 21st, 2010
(AFP) - A protester participates in a rally to mark 92 days of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig spill in the Gulf of Mexico in front of the Capitol in Washington, DC on July 20, 2010. BP said it was gaining confidence in the cap over the ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well, as plans took shape Wednesday to seal the blown-out well for good.(AFP/Celine Delgrange) -
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