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David Lohr

Fugitive Nabbed at Home Depot After Trying To Cut Off Handcuffs

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Pensacola, Burglary, Dumb Crime, Crime, Larceny, Dumb Criminals, Florida, Fugitive, Michael Jay Scott, Home Depot, Theft, Weird Florida, Weird News News

A handcuffed suspect in Florida escaped police custody and fled to a Pensacola Home Depot, where he was spotted shortly after shopping for bolt-cutter...

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Coast Guard Moving More Staff To Gulf Coast As Oil Spill Slick Nears Florida Shore

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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COVINGTON, La. — The Coast Guard admiral in charge of the oil spill response says he's moving more staff and resources to the Gulf Coast as the ...

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BP 'Cut-And-Cap' Plug Attempt Suffers Setback: Saw Is Stuck, Shears Next

AP | GREG BLUESTEIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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METAIRIE, La. — BP used underwater robots a mile beneath the ocean Thursday to try to put a lid on the Gulf oil gusher. Live video showed that ...

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Oil Spill: The Ripple Effects

Vicky Collins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Vicky Collins

I finally got to the Gulf coast to work on a story about the oil spill for PBS NewsHour. I didn't see any oil, but what I did witness was a a boatload of fear.

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Open Web Platform for Gulf Oil Spill Beats Media Boom Ban

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Georgianne Nienaber

Yobie Benjamin with Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu "But at the end of the day, it's not about me. It's about the people of the Gulf," S...

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Why You Should Visit the Gulf Coast

Robert Reid | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Reid

'See it while you can' has become something of an unofficial local mantra on the Gulf, and while there I saw and did all I could. And, to be honest, it was fun too.

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Bill Nelson: Keeping Florida (and Planet Earth) Safe From Big Oil

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil, Bill Nelson, Florida, Gulf Oil Spill, President Obama, Nasa, Deepwater Horizon, Pensacola, Alternative Fuels, Mineral Management Serivce, Senator-Bill-Nelson, Mms, Blowout Preventer, Bp, Politics News
Kathleen Wells, J.D.

Senator Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) has a reputation as a staunch advocate for all Floridians and a moderate voice in the increasingly partisan world of national politics. Now, he's a leading responder to the Gulf spill.

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Navy Plane Crash Kills Three In Georgia: Training Mission Based Out Of Pensacola

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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MORGANTON, Ga. — A Florida-based Navy plane just missed a house and crashed in dense woods in north Georgia on Monday, killing three crew member...

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