Obama Cancels Asia Trip as Concern on Spill Mounts - nytimes

WASHINGTON — President Obama canceled his trip to Australia, Indonesia and Guam late Thursday night as oil continued to stream into the Gulf of Mexico in what he has called the worst environmental disaster in American history.

His decision came as officials reported progress containing the oil leak at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. - Obama Cancels Asia Trip as Concern on Spill Mounts

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