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here, and so that is of comfort to them. a lot of people are still going through the paperwork. if depends on what sort of adjuster they get and how they present their proposal and how quickly they re getting those claims paid. and we re just getting word that payments to residents and businesses in the gulf coast reached $201 million today. as bp continued to increase its outreach to the thousands of people who have filed claims in the gulf region. all right, michelle, thank you very much. we greatly appreciate you getting the reaction from folks there. president obama in the first family are in bar harbour, maine right now for a weekend vacation. before he left the white house, the president was cautiously optimistic that the gulf oil leak is now temporarily capped. but when the president returns, he will certainly still face a slushish economy. 9.5% unemployment rate, and skyrocketing deficit. nbc news political director and chief white house correspondent, chuck todd, chatted w

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