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Feds condemn BP spill response
The Swampby Ashley Powers and Richard Fausset The public-private response to the Gulf of Mexico oil leak showed more signs of strain Sunday as members of the Obama administration bashed BP's progress even as they acknowledged they had to rely on......Tags: Politics, Regional Authority, Janet Napolitano, Emergency Incidents, Ken Salazar
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Foreign registration of BP rig factored in explosion
The Swampby Tom Hamburger and Kim Geiger The Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico was built in South Korea. It was operated by a Swiss company under contract to a British oil firm. Primary responsibility for......Tags: Disasters, Emergency Incidents, Gulf of Mexico, Companies and Corporations, BP Plc
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Congress to probe rig registration, safety
The Swampby Tom Hamburger and Kim Geiger Two House committees will question government and oil industry officials about worker safety aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig the day it exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, focusing in part on worker complaints......Tags: Business Enterprises, Employees, Judges, Gulf of Mexico, Health and Safety at Work
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Broward property tax riddle: Falling values, rising bills
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsNow that annual property tax notices have started arriving in Broward homeowners' mailboxes, I've started hearing the usual annual riddle: How come my home's value keeps sinking but my proposed tax bill is going up? The simple answer: Tax rates......Tags: Homes, Politics, State Budgets, Health, Hospitals and Clinics
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A new Mexican restaurant opens
Dining@LargeMost of us were surprised when Michael Marx, former owner of Blue Agave in Federal Hill, sold his Mexican restaurant and tequileria because he was tired of the grind and then a little more than a year later was back,......Tags: Restaurants, Texas, Lifestyle and Leisure, Federal Hill, Dining and Drinking
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You just knew the Hungry Caterpillar wasn't going to disappoint his fans
Celebrities generally receive applause on their first theatrical entrance — a tradition that too-cool-for-school Chicago audiences often eschew in honor of our ensemble egalitarianism. Some of us, though, are less repressed in expressing our sheer...
Tags: Stranger Than Fiction, Field Museum of Natural History, Arts and Culture
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Water Taxi firing shows perils of civic engagement
Truth be told, I don't care much about a big old rain tree in Fort Lauderdale that's stirring controversy because it might be moved — and perhaps mortally harmed — for a new condo development. If I cried for every fallen tree or lost patch...
Tags: Travel, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Broward County, Civil Rights
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THE BOTTOM LINE: States may benefit by water rebirth
With the elimination of a little bureaucratic sediment, waterborne transportation could provide a nice lift to the economy. Since roadways and bridges already are backed up and in immediate need of repair and expansion, the movement of more freight by...
Tags: Ohio River, Mount Vernon, Petroleum Industry, Atlantic Ocean
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The Bottom Line: Time to float 'new' transport ideas
Eventually, it's going to happen. As the economy continues to grow, the United States is going to face a problem with its preferred method of moving goods throughout the country -- that is, trucking. For quite some time, the trucking industry has been...
Tags: Travel, Traffic, Road Transportation, Lakes and Ponds, Highway Transportation
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The rebirth of Fells Point
There's a lesson to be learned in Fells Point's past and present along its main business street. South Broadway, between Aliceanna and Fleet streets, looks like a scene out of World War II Eastern Europe. On both the east and west sides of the street, the...
Tags: Homes, Harbor East, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Fells Point, Bars and Clubs
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Riverfront Theater tent opening to host circus, music and other events
Chicago is to have a big new entertainment venue this summer — a 70-foot-tall, 22,000-square-foot tent that will seat as many as 2,500 patrons who will be served up a variety of populist live shows, including tributes to Elton John, Michael...
Tags: Travel, Michigan Avenue, Music, Newspaper and Magazine, Dancing Queen (song)
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Friday Morning Reads: No bid contracts, transparency and port strikes
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Good morning and happy Friday to you. Here's what we're reading this morning. * The city of Orlando gave out an $8.7 million software contract without going through the bid system and many vendors said they would have charged the...
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Mar 16, 2013
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