Obamas visit Gulf Coast, say the region is a clean and safe place for family vacationOn Gulf Coast vacation, Obama offering personal assurances of region’s safety after oil spillObama declares Gulf Coast ‘open for business’, promises government won’t forget regionObama: Oil may have stopped flowing into Gulf, but government’s job far from done in regionFirst family on tourism-boosting trip to Florida Panhandle; will Obama take plunge into Gulf?more images Parking lots empty, businesses idle in Fla. Panhandle as oil washes onto once-packed beaches
Panhandle tourism tanks as more oil hits beaches Sunny with a chance of tar balls? Some vacationers prefer a less risky forecast
Gulf vacationers wait last-minute or go elsewhere Two new frog species discovered in PanamaPANAMA CITY - Scientists have discovered two new frog species in Panama’s rainforests at a time when many of the amphibians are threatened by a fungal disease driving them toward extinction. |