Gulf residents eye slow fix for historic oil spill0 comments

* BP’s ‘top kill’ failure kills optimism

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* Obama, Coast Guard admiral lower expectations

* Hope turns to relief well, two months away

VENICE, La., May 30 (Reuters) – BP Plc’s (BP.L) “top kill” oil well plug failed on Saturday, practically killing any optimism among Gulf coast residents that the mammoth spill fouling their coast and fishing industry will end any time soon.