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Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead and Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad W. Allen sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the Safe Harbor program at the Pentagon, April 2009
BP says the cap it placed on its leaking oil well is holding, but the government is concerned about leakage detected near the site. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen joins Diane to talk about the latest developments from the Gulf of Mexico.
Guests
- Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen Retired U.S. Coast Guard Admiral, 23rd Commandant of the Coast Guard, and National Incident Commander of the Unified Command for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
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