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Oil Spill Hurts Businesses In Post-Katrina Gulf

by Cheryl Corley, NPR
May 4, 2010

The Gulf Coast is filled with people who were just getting back on their feet, nearly five years after Hurricane Katrina. Now, the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is placing their recovery at risk, along with thousands of other families.

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  • Morning Edition, May 4, 2010
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