asked for a meeting with ahmadinejad while he's in new york, but no word on whether it will happen. hear more from ahmadinejad this wednesday on "larry king live." the iranian president will be larry's guest at 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. we want to go now to the gulf of mexico. the all clear has been given on that busted bp well pipeline that caused so much drama, heartbreak and the death of 11 men, becoming the worst oil disaster in u.s. history. national incident commander thad allen declared the macondo oil well officially dead this morning. the so-called bottom kill operation passed all pressure tests. the line may be plugged but no doubt it will be years before people along the gulf fully recover. the alaska senator who lost her primary bid to keep her seat is now claiming to be the victim of a smear campaign. republican incumbent lisa murkowski is launching a write-in campaign after losing to joe miller on tuesday.