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Finger-pointing or irresponsibility. >> we've got the latest live from the gulf. plus, "survivor" winner ethan zahn victorious in an even tougher battle, survival over cancer. how a coincidence linked to the show may have helped save his life. next on "larry king live." good evening. i'm jeff probst sitting in for larry tonight. let's get right to the latest from new orleans with cnn's david mattingly. david, what are they doing right now to stop the spill? >> jeff, right now they're trying something they have never done before. not just at this depth, at this mile down at the bottom of th...

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Cnn's ed lavandera is also in new orleans. ed, what about the dispersants that are being used to clean up this spill? we're already starting on that portion of it, even though we don't have it stopped yet. >> right. this is an actual area of this battle in the gulf of mexico that is starting to cause a lot of consternation and worry, especially among environmentalists along the gulf coast region. the list of dispersants have to be approved by the epa there is a short list of what companies are allowed to use. they're not told what to use by the government, but bp can choose from a list of appr...