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That impact on Americans' lives and economic livelihood, particularly along the Gulf Coast, is likely to be on the agenda today when British Prime Minister David Cameron visits the White House for the first time.

At any moment, we have the ability to return to the safe containment of the oil on the surface until the time the relief well is completed and the well is permanently killed.

Gulf fishing communities and business owners are still counting the cost of the spill, which forced the closure of large swaths of rich fishing grounds and dealt a severe blow to local tourism.