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First ships crawl down Mississippi after spill

USA Today (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

The first of 200 ships idled by a massive oil spill began crawling down the Mississippi River Friday after the Coast Guard reopened ...

Barges allowed into Mississippi oil spill

CNN (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Two fuel barges were cleared Friday to enter Mississippi River waters that have been off-limits since a massive oil spill from a barge that collided with a tanker, a U.S. Coast Guard spokeswoman said.

First ships crawl down Mississippi after spill

Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

NEW ORLEANS-- The first of 200 ships idled by a massive oil spill began crawling down the Mississippi River today after the Coast Guard reopened the waterway to traffic, but it could be days before all of the ships are cleared.

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First ships crawl down Mississippi after spill

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

The first of 200 ships idled by a massive oil spill began crawling down the Mississippi River Friday after the Coast Guard reopened the waterway to traffic, but it could be days before all of the ships are cleared.

First ships crawl down Mississippi following oil spill

Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

The first of 200 ships idled by a massive oil spill began crawling down the Mississippi River Friday after the Coast Guard reopened the waterway to traffic, but it could be days before all of the ships are cleared.

First ships crawl down Mississippi after spill

Examiner (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

The first of 200 ships idled by a massive oil spill began crawling down the Mississippi River Friday after the Coast Guard reopened the waterway to traffic, but it could be days before all of the ships are cleared.

Savage dumped by stations in Mississippi, Ohio

UncommonSense (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

The bleeding continues. First, Michael Savage began losing sponsors over his attacks on autistic children. Now, he has begun losing stations. Earlier this week, an entire statewide radio network in Mississippi dumped Savage. The Super Talk Mississippi radio network has canceled The Savage Nation because of comments syndicated host Michael Savage made about autistic children last week. Steve

First of 200 waiting ships begin to move along Mississippi River after massive oil spill

New York Newsday (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ The first of 200 ships idled by a massive oil spill began crawling down the Mississippi River Friday after the Coast Guard reopened the waterway to traffic, but it could be days before all of the ships are cleared.

Mississippi River Reopens to Limited Ship Traffic

Fox News (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

The Coast Guard says the Mississippi River has reopened to limited ship traffic following a massive oil spill.

Massive Oil Spill Closes Mississippi

The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago

A catastrophic oil spill resulting from a tanker collision stretched about 100 miles from New Orleans to the mouth of the Mississippi River,...

• Oil Spill Could Close Parts Of Mississippi River For Days - Free Internet Press
• No one licensed to pilot tug involved in Mississippi oil spill - On Deadline
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Two barges can enter Mississippi’s oily waters

OTB News (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Two fuel barges were cleared Friday to enter Mississippi River waters that have been off-limits since a massive oil spill from a barge that collided with a tanker, a U.S. Coast Guard spokeswoman said.

Coast Guard says Mississippi River will open to some traffic after oil spill; 200 ships wait

Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Nearly 200 ships are stacked up in a bottleneck on the bustling waterway to commerce. A stretch of the river has been closed since Wednesday, when a barge split open in a collision with an oil tanker. Port officials say it will take days to clear the idled ships.

Coast Guard says Mississippi River will reopen to limited traffic following oil spill

Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

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Two barges allowed into Mississippi's oil-spill waters

CNN (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Two fuel barges were cleared Friday to enter Mississippi River waters that have been off-limits since a massive oil spill from a barge that collided with a tanker, a U.S. Coast Guard spokeswoman said.

Oil spill tars Mississippi River [60-Second Science Blog]

Scientific American (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

A barge full of more than 400,000 gallons of fuel and a heavy tanker collided in New Orleans on Wednesday, spreading a rainbow sheen of oil across 100 miles of the Mississippi River down to the Gulf of Mexico. The smell of the industrial boiler oil spread for miles, according to residents, and stands out even in a city known for its industrial accidents. [More]

Michael Savage Reaps What He Sows

andee29 | 07/23/2008

Okay, so I came across this article here . The New York Times has stated the following: A group of seven Mississippi talk radio stations owned by Telesouth Communications has dropped Michael Savage ’s nationally syndicated radio program over comments the host made last week suggesting that nearly every child with autism was “a brat” of inattentive parents. “Michael Savage’s comments about autistic

• Savage Loses Advertisers (including Aflac & 7 Mississippi Stations) Re: Autism - Democratic Underground

Flooded cities battle to contain Mississippi River

silvercab2234 | 06/23/2008

For the second time in 15 years, Keith Aubuchon found himself packing his belongings and evacuating his home to escape a "100-year" flood of the Mississippi River.

Jamie Lynn Spears' Paparazzo Stalker Arrested

icelebz | 06/05/2008

Jamie Lynn Spears ' alleged paparazzo stalker has been arrested after she and fiancé Casey Aldridge filed a complaint claiming harassment. Edwin Merrino was arrested Tuesday in Mississippi and was released later after posting $1,096 bond. He denies harassing the duo claiming he was at least 200 feet away from them when he was arrested while trying to take their pictures. Read Full Story