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Lease Sale Attracts Nearly $1 Billion in High Bids

March 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment

News that the Central Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 213, held today in New Orleans, attracted nearly $1 billion in high bids, according to the Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service, had leaders in the nation’s oil and natural gas industry excited and calling upon the federal government to replicate the [...]

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Oregon State Coach Victimized by ‘Obama Curse’

March 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Craig Robinson, the 47-year-old Chicago native and brother of First Lady Michelle Obama, just completed his second season as head coach of the Oregon State University Beavers men’s basketball team.  Unfortunately, he seems to have been victimized by the “Obama Curse.”
Robinson was hired to replace a coach who had lead the team to a 6-25 [...]

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What If the Saints Lose Super Bowl XLIV?

February 6th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Question: The New Orleans Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts, 35-31, in EA Sports’ pre-game simulation of Super Bowl XLIV.  But what if the simulation, using Madden NFL 10 on XBOX 360®, turns out to be wrong.  Who will New Orleans fans blame if their beloved Saints lose in their first opportunity to take home the [...]

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AMTRAK’s Per-Passenger Subsidy Higher Than Cost of Airline Ticket from New Orleans to LA

October 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments

This morning, I went online and found I could purchase a one-way adult-fare airline ticket on Southwest Airlines that would allow me to fly from New Orleans to Los Angeles today for $405.  Similarly, I found I could purchase a ticket on Amtrak for $439 (morning departure) or $133 (afternoon departure).  The difference between these [...]

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Blogger Finds ACORN Info for Glenn Beck

May 11th, 2009 · 11 Comments

On his television show today, Glenn Beck mentioned that neither his show’s researchers nor the Fox News Channel’s researchers could find no information about Citizens, Consulting, Inc., a New Orleans-based group many describe as “accounting central” for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, the controversial community organizing and voter registration group best known [...]

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