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There was mixed reaction in Texas to the president's remarks yesterday on the response to the Gulf oil spill, which critics have labeled "Obama's Katrina." KUT's Matt Largey reports.

By Matt Largey, KUT News
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This photo from a NASA satellite shows the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico on April 25, 2010.
Credit: N.A.S.A.
There was mixed reaction in Texas to the president's remarks yesterday on the response to the Gulf oil spill, which critics have labeled "Obama's Katrina." KUT's Matt Largey reports.

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