DAILY DOZEN: OIL SPILL UPDATE

As oil continues to spew into the Gulf of Mexico in record volume, stopping the spill continues to be a concern. Added to that concern are the pending hurricane season and the chance the oil may wash up on Florida's Atlantic coast beaches.

1. Pipe can suck 5,000 barrels a day, BP says (Video). (MSNBC)
2. BP says capturing some of oil leak, trying for more. (Reuters)


3. Concerns grow that Gulf oil spill could reach Florida Keys. (Miami Herald)
4. Computer models show oil may have been propelled into Atlantic Ocean. (MSNBC)


5. Ros-Lehtinen to host roundtable on Gulf oil spill. (Miami Herald)
6. Worry that Gulf oil spreading into major current (Story, Videos, Slide Show). (Yahoo/AP)


7. BP finally connects mile-long pipe to begin capping oil spill (Story & Video). (McClatchy)
8. For South Florida, will oil spill bring harm — or just hype?. (Orlando Sentinel)


9. Will oil slick foul Palm Beach and Treasure Coast beaches?. (Palm Beach Post)
10. BP rig inspections were fewer than advertised. (MSNBC)


11. Huge BP spill means a high-stakes hurricane season. (Reuters)
12. How bad could the BP spill get? (Mother Jones)