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    Judges' work habits targeted by Court Watch NOLA report

    09/21/10 One continuance in seven is because Criminal District Court judge didn't show up, group says
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    NRDC and StoryCorps to Collect the Stories of Residents Affected by the Gulf Coast Oil Spill for Three Weeks in New ...

    09/09/10 NEW YORK (September 9, 2010) -- The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and StoryCorps announce a special effort to collect the stories of Gulf Coast residents affected by the April 2010 oil spill. The prominent environmental advocacy group and national nonprofit oral history organization will document the experiences of those living through the largest U.S. oil spill on record.
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    BP releases Deepwater Horizon report

    09/08/10 OIL VICTIM: A seriously oiled tri-coloured heron is spotted on Queen Bess Island near Grand Isle, Louisiana. YOUNG HERON: Young herons impacted by oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill are seen at the Fort Jackson Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre.
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    Last peak of speck spawning season here

    09/07/10 Published: Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 5:43 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 5:43 a.m. NEW ORLEANS - This is when you know you're a fisherman: The meteorologist on TV is warning that the peak of hurricane season is here, which only makes you realize that the last peak of speckled trout spawning season is upon us.
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    Photos: Coast struggles with oil spill

    08/25/10 Brown Pelicans, covered in oil from BP's Gulf of Mexico oil spill, huddle together in a cage at the International Bird Rescue Research Center in Buras, Louisiana June 6, 2010.
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    Southeastern dedicates football season to 'Children of the Gulf'

    08/19/10 HAMMOND, La. -- Mike Lucas has been Southeastern's head football coach since 2006, but he's also got another job. For the last 20 years he's been a Sunday school teacher. And recently a woman deeply affected by the oil spill spoke up. "That was just totally tore up crying. She's got three children and she said the best times of her life were days down with her grandfather at his fishing camp ...
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    Southeastern dedicates football season to 'Children of the Gulf'

    08/19/10 One day Southeastern head coach Mike Lucas got an idea, and it centered around one victim of the oil spill: the children.
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    SCCA World Challenge: Sofronas, Cunningham, Eversley win at Mid-Ohio:

    08/10/10 James Sofronas led every lap to win the GT-class in the Optima Batteries Mid-Ohio Grand Prix on Sunday, holding off Andy Pilgrim at the finish of the SCCA World Challenge race.
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    BP plans to continue relief well work this week

    08/09/10 Oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster is visible in Barataria Bay, Thursday Aug. 5, 2010. BP finished pumping fresh cement into its blown-out oil well as aimed to seal for good the ruptured pipe that for months spewed crude into Gulf of Mexico in one of the world's worst spills.
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    As oil spill cleanup shifts gears, gulf residents fear they'll be forgotten

    08/08/10 BURAS, LA. -- Obama administration officials promised Sunday to remain focused on the Gulf Coast -- punishing BP for the worst oil spill in U.S. history, and cleaning up what remains of the mess. Oil spill - Environment - Energy - Petroleum in the Environment - Spill Containment and Remediation
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    As oil spill cleanup shifts gears, gulf residents fear they'll be forgotten

    08/08/10 BURAS, LA. -- Obama administration officials promised Sunday to remain focused on the Gulf Coast -- punishing BP for the worst oil spill in U.S. history, and cleaning up what remains of the mess. Oil spill - Environment - Energy - Petroleum in the Environment - Business
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    Well capping brings relief but fear of abandonment

    08/08/10 AP - The gusher has finally been beaten back, and from 400 miles up government satellites assure that the oil in the Gulf of Mexico is disappearing. But Dave Marino only wishes he could put that kind of distance between himself and the Deepwater Horizon spill.
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    Well plugging brings relief but abandonment fears

    08/07/10 In this Thursday Aug. 5, 2010 picture, A.C. Cooper, vice president of the Louisiana Shrimp Association, holds a bottle of oil as he pleads to Ray Mabus, U.S. secretary of the Navy, to ensure the safety of Louisiana seafood during a town hall meeting for fishermen and residents in Buras, La. Cooper said that he collected it from an inland bay in southern Plaquemines Parish earlier in the day. (AP ...
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    Well capping brings relief but fear of abandonment

    08/07/10 The gusher has finally been beaten back, and from 400 miles up government satellites assure that the oil in the Gulf of Mexico is disappearing. But Dave Marino only wishes he could put that kind of distance between himself and the Deepwater Horizon spill. Gulf of Mexico - Deepwater Horizon - Oil spill - Environment - Energy
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    Well capping brings relief but fear of abandonment

    08/07/10 Chuck Cook In this Thursday Aug. 5, 2010 picture, A.C. Cooper, vice president of the Louisiana Shrimp Association, holds a bottle of oil as he pleads to Ray Mabus, U.S. secretary of the Navy, to ensure the safety of Louisiana seafood during a town hall meeting for fishermen and residents in Buras, La. Cooper said that he collected it from an inland bay in southern Plaquemines Parish earlier in ...
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    Huge Gulf spill draws few donations

    08/05/10 Donations after the BP oil spill - what some have called the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history - have paled in comparison to responses to other disasters. Oil spill - BP - United States - Environment - Energy
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    Obama says 'long battle' in Gulf close to end

    08/04/10 BP said on Wednesday it was close to subduing its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well, and the White House hailed the "beginning of the end" of efforts to contain the worst spill in U.S. history.
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    Report Says Oil Mostly Gone, But Some Along Gulf Remain Skeptical

    08/04/10 Listen to the Audio BP reports the static kill on the Gulf oil well is a success so far, but some Gulf Coast residents are questioning a new government report that states around three-quarters of the spilled oil is already gone. Gwen Ifill reports on the latest developments in the Gulf. GWEN IFILL : BP reported success today in its effort to end the Gulf oil spill once and for all. That word ...
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    Less oil on surface means less work for fishermen

    07/30/10 Even when the oily sheen starts fading from the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, it manages to become bad news for fishermen. Gulf of Mexico - United States - Business - Oil spill - Energy
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    16 cleaned birds released in SW La

    07/29/10 GRAND CHENIER, La. (AP) - Sixteen birds washed of oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill are free in southwest Louisiana. State and federal biologists released 13 laughing gulls, two royal terns and a sandwich tern on Wednesday at Rockefeller State Wildlife Refuge in Grand Chenier.
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