First Draft (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bush will be in New Orleans tomorrow and also in Orlando to speak to the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The LA Times Countdown to Crawford blog reports: Clearly, White House officials want the focus of the day to be the...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
New Orleans housing advocates and legal rights groups urged Louisiana officials on Wednesday to rescind deadlines that could deny aid to thousands of applicants in the Road Home program for Hurricane Katrina victims.
Beyond Katrina (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
NEW ORLEANS - Coast Guard video is available of the salvage and cleanup operations of the damaged barge DM 932 that spilled up to 420,000 gallons and is now resting against the Crescent City Connection Bridge near downtown New Orleans...
Facing South (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
As politicians from across the South clamor to lift the federal ban on offshore oil drilling, the disaster that took place early this morning near New Orleans highlights the very real dangers faced by oil-producing communities. Around 1:30 a.m., a chemical tanker collided with a fuel barge on the Mississippi River, ripping the barge in two and spilling over 400,000 gallons of unrefined, tar-like...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
... and Georgia in the conference championship game next weekend for a trip to the Arena Bowl in New Orleans on July 27.New York quarterback Aaron Garcia hooked up with Kevin Swayne for five touchdowns. Garcia passed for 337 yards and Swayne had 14 catches for 166.The Dragons scored 13 consecutive points in the final 5:30, but the Soul put together a four-play, 42-yard drive to win it.D'Orazio...
Fox News (Free subscription) | yesterday
... security," Kempthorne said at a news conference after the sale, which was held in a downtown New Orleans hotel.A total of 53 companies offered $607 million for leases covering 1.8 million acres in federal waters off Texas. About 90 percent of the tracts the government auctioned off received no bids. The highest bid — $61 million — came from StatoilHydro USA, followed closely by Chevron USA...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
... to secure our energy security," Kempthorne said at a news conference after the sale in a downtown New Orleans hotel. A total of 53 companies offered $607 million for leases covering 1.8 million acres in federal waters off Texas. About 90 percent of the tracts the government auctioned off received no bids. The highest bid — $61 million — came from StatoilHydro USA, followed closely by Chevron...
CNNMoney.com (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
... security," Kempthorne said at a news conference after the sale, which was held in a downtown New Orleans hotel.A total of 53 companies offered $607 million for leases covering 1.8 million acres in federal waters off Texas. About 90% of the tracts the government auctioned off received no bids. The highest bid - $61 million - came from StatoilHydro USA (), followed closely by Chevron USA Inc.,...
Time (Free subscription) | yesterday
... security," Kempthorne said at a news conference after the sale, which was held in a downtown New Orleans hotel.A total of 53 companies offered $607 million for leases covering 1.8 million acres in federal waters off Texas. About 90 percent of the tracts the government auctioned off received no bids. The highest bid — $61 million — came from StatoilHydro USA, followed closely by Chevron USA...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
... security," Kempthorne said at a news conference after the sale, which was held in a downtown New Orleans hotel.
A total of 53 companies offered $607 million for leases covering 1.8 million acres in federal waters off Texas. About 90 percent of the tracts the government auctioned off received no bids. The highest bid - $61 million - came from StatoilHydro USA, followed closely by Chevron...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | yesterday
... security," Kempthorne said at a news conference after the sale, which was held in a downtown New Orleans hotel.A total of 53 companies offered $607 million for leases covering 1.8 million acres in federal waters off Texas. About 90 percent of the tracts the government auctioned off received no bids. The highest bid - $61 million - came from StatoilHydro USA, followed closely by Chevron USA...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
All wanted to do was make laugh. Riding on his campaign plane last June, the candidate was feeling low. The day before, he'd flubbed the delivery of a major speech in New Orleans and was being lampooned on the cable shows. So Duprey, McCain's close friend, informal adviser and faithful traveling buddy, got up from his seat and began handing out candy to campaign aides. Soon everyone aboard was...
Space News From SpaceDaily.Com (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
New Orleans LA (SPX) Aug 08, 2008 - Lockheed Martin delivered Space Shuttle External Tank-129 to NASA today, and the tank shipped from the Michoud Assembly Facility via enclosed barge at about 5 p.m. this evening, bound for Kennedy Space Center (KSC).
Space.com (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
The pieces are coming together for NASA's next shuttle mission: the final service call on the Hubble Space Telescope.This week, engineers at NASA centers in Florida and New Orleans hit major milestones in their preparations for the early October launch of the space shuttle Atlantis toward Hubble. NASA Atlantis on Oct. 5, three days earlier than planned, though a final decision will be made during...
Beyond Katrina (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
NEW ORLEANS - The following is the latest information on efforts to salvage the barge DM 932 and clean up as much as 420,000 gallons of oil spilled in the Mississippi River. Salvage operations on the barge DM 932 continue...
