BP's 'top kill' fails; next idea is containment valve to stop leak

Sunday, May 30, 2010

ROBERT, La. -- BP admitted defeat Saturday in its attempt to plug the Gulf of Mexico oil leak by pumping mud into a busted well, but said it's readying yet another approach to fight the spill after a series of failures.

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