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Oil Spill Takes a Toll on All, but Gulf Minorities Feel Marginalized Again

Although the BP oil spill may finally be stopped for good, there is no gush of relief and jubilation in southeast Louisiana. Months if not years of expensive and arduous cleanup remain to be done, and no one knows when, if ever, the commercial-fishing economy will return to pre-spill levels. The entire populace -- every racial, cultural, ethnic, neighborhood and socio-economic group -- has been seriously affected. In response, every group with a sense of self-identity has rallied to its own defense. But variances in political connections, education, money, organizational skills and media ...

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