Politics & Government
Waves splash across an oil-containment boom along the length of the CSX Railroad bridge spanning the mouth of the Bay of St. Louis, Mississippi, Friday, April 30, 2010. Strong wave actioin may push oil from a sunken rig in the Gulf of Mexico over the booms. (John Fitzhugh/Biloxi Sun Herald/MCT)
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City of Biloxi employees stage traffic barriers along the boardwalk to be prepared to block off parking areas along the beach in Biloxi, Mississippi, Friday, April 30, 2010. The barricades will be put into place if oil from a sunken rig in the Gulf of Mexico reaches the shore to keep tourists away from the toxic oil. (John Fitzhugh/Biloxi Sun Herald/MCT)
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U.S. Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer third class Pete Davenport, left, and Bo'suns Mate Chief Gary Kessell talk at the Mississippi State Port in Gulfport, Mississippi, Friday, April 30, 2010. Equipment from Naval Supervisor of Salvage is being staged and be deployed form the port. State and federal officials are making efforts to protect delicate ecosystems from oil spilling from a sunken rig in the Gulf of Mexico. (John Fitzhugh/Biloxi Sun Herald/MCT)
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Workers secures inflatable oil containment booms on the deck of an offshore service vessel at the Mississippi State Port in Gulfport, Mississippi, Friday, April 30, 2010. The equipment is from Naval Supervisor of Salvage and will be deployed along the west end of Ship Island. State and federal officials are making efforts to protect delicate ecosystems from oil spilling from a sunken rig in the Gulf of Mexico. (John Fitzhugh/Biloxi Sun Herald/MCT)
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Oil skimmer and support boats sit at the Mississippi State Port in Gulfport, Mississippi, Friday, April 30, 2010. The equipment is from Naval Supervisor of Salvage and will be deployed along the west end of Ship Island. State and federal officials are making efforts to protect delicate ecosystems from oil spilling from a sunken rig in the Gulf of Mexico. (John Fitzhugh/Biloxi Sun Herald/MCT)
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A workers secures inflatable oil containment booms on the deck of an offshore service vessel at the Mississippi State Port in Gulfport, Mississippi, Friday, April 30, 2010. The equipment is from Naval Supervisor of Salvage and will be deployed along the west end of Ship Island. State and federal officials are making efforts to protect delicate ecosystems from oil spilling from a sunken rig in the Gulf of Mexico. (John Fitzhugh/Biloxi Sun Herald/MCT)
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Deanna Holler and Kiel Dunshee of Slidell. Louisiana, walk along the beach in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, near an oil-containment boom that has been placed along the length of the CSX Railroad bridge on Friday, April 30, 2010. Workers across South Mississippi are making efforts to protect the fragile ecosystem from the oil spilling from a sunken rig in the Gulf of Mexico. (John Fitzhugh/Biloxi Sun Herald/MCT)
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Guy Melton of Irvington, Alabama, unloads oysters at the Pass Christian Small Craft Harbor in Pass Christian, Mississippi, Friday, April 30, 2010. Oystermen and shrimpers are worried that the oil spill from a sunken rig in the Gulf of Mexico will ruin the seafood industry in South Mississippi. (John Fitzhugh/Biloxi Sun Herald/MCT)
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Dock workers unload sacks of oysters at the Pass Christian Small Craft Harbor in Pass Christian, Mississippi, Friday, April 30, 2010. Oystermen and shrimpers are worried that the oil spill from a sunken rig in the Gulf of Mexico will ruin the seafood industry in South Mississippi. (John Fitzhugh/Biloxi Sun Herald/MCT)
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An oil-containment boom runs along the length of the CSX Railroad bridge spanning the mouth of the Bay of St. Louis in Mississippi, Friday, April 30, 2010. Workers across South Mississippi are making efforts to protect the fragile ecosystem from the oil spilling from a sunken rig in the Gulf of Mexico. (John Fitzhugh/Biloxi Sun Herald/MCT)
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Robert Ross unloads oysters at the Pass Christian Small Craft Harbor in Pass Christian, Mississippi, Friday, April 30, 2010. Oystermen and shrimpers are worried that the oil spill from a sunken rig in the Gulf of Mexico will ruin the seafood industry in South Mississippi. (John Fitzhugh/Biloxi Sun Herald/MCT)
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