AP Top News at 11:11 p.m. EDT

By AP
Sunday, June 6, 2010

AP Top News at 11:11 p.m. EDT

Gulf oil crisis could stretch into the fall

NEW ORLEANS — A containment cap was capturing more and more of the crude pouring from a damaged oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, but that bit of hope was tempered Sunday by a sharp dose of pragmatism as the federal government’s point man warned the crisis could stretch into the fall. The inverted funnel-like cap is being closely watched for whether it can make a serious dent in the flow of new oil. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, overseeing the government’s response to the spill, reserved judgment, saying he didn’t want to risk offering false encouragement.

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