Obamas visit Gulf Coast, say the region is a clean and safe place for family vacation![]() On Gulf Coast vacation, Obama offering personal assurances of region’s safety after oil spill![]() Obama declares Gulf Coast ‘open for business’, promises government won’t forget region![]() Obama: Oil may have stopped flowing into Gulf, but government’s job far from done in region![]() First 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. |