White House hails "beginning of the end" for BP crisis

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Company confirms success of "static kill" operation

BP is today expecting to start pumping cement to plug its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well, after the initial success of its "static kill" operation stemmed the flow of crude oil. The White House said...

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