An aerial photo shows oil in the Gulf of Mexico, more than 50 miles southeast of Venice on Louisiana's tip, as the Deepwater Horizon oil rig burns. The deepwater oil platform that burned for more than day after a massive explosion sank into the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, April 22, 2010, turning what is likely a deadly blast into an environmental emergency. (AP Photo / Gerald Herbert)

By Times-Picayune Staff
Monday, April 18, 2011 One year ago Wednesday the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 workers and starting a months-long spilling of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Here is what other media outlets are saying about it:

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