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    Oil Rig Sinks, Hopes Fade of Finding 11 Missing Workers

    There’s little hope of finding 11 workers missing since Tuesday’s explosion on the oil-drilling rig Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico.  BP PLC, the company that leases the rig, is leading the effort to clean up a growing oil slick. Brett Clanton reports for the Houston Chronicle .

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    There’s little hope of finding 11 workers missing since Tuesday’s explosion on the oil-drilling rig Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. BP PLC, the company that leases the rig, is leading the effort to clean up a growing oil slick. Brett Clanton reports for the Houston Chronicle.

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      Warren Olney

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      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Energy Reporter, Houston Chronicle

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    US Senate Elections and the 'Soul' of the Republican Party
    1. 0:00Oil Rig Sinks, Hopes Fade of Finding 11 Missing WorkersYou’re reading this
    2. 7:47US Senate Elections and the 'Soul' of the Republican Party
    3. 42:50Comedy Central Censors 'South Park'
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