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...land. "As far as shrimping goes," DeJean continues, "there's going to be more shrimp. But you'll have a lot of garbage to deal with. You'll have trees, like in the nets." His 12-hour shifts will be reduced to six or eight mainly "because you spend so much time getting trees out the nets." Given the shortage of fuel, when does he expect to return to work? "You're talking a couple weeks without power, before we can do anything. You'd better have a something picked up [that is, money saved] for a couple weeks...
...Dubai even considered bidding to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. Snapping up Manchester City, then, is another way of "announcing your presence to the world," Chadwick says, of "establishing relationships with key decision makers in football, demonstrating they have the confidence and expertise and have the money to spend." ADUG's move into England may not be the last from the UAE either. Dubai International Capital has been pursuing a possible takeover of Liverpool Football Club for months. With oil-rich Gulf and Russian buyers ready to shop, expect fans from other English clubs to have reason to smile...
...Party conventions, by their very nature, are supposed to be one of the few reliably scripted moments in a campaign. Democrats and Republicans alike spend years planning all four days of partisan posturing down to the smallest detail, in the hope that they can broadcast the perfect message before the chaotic fall battle ensues. But now, thanks to that most unpredictable of factors, the weather, McCain and the Republican Party face an unexpected challenge, and potential opportunity, in their quadrennial gathering. With Hurricane Gustav bearing down on the Gulf Coast, the GOP decided late Sunday to cancel most...
...Marty and Cheryl Metiva, a power couple in town (he's on city council, running for mayor, and she leads the Chamber of Commerce), take me up the Palin's driveway to look at the house, we are met by police officers in two Wasilla patrol cars, who then spend a while copying down our drivers license information. "We're on watch now, you bet," one of the officers said with a smile...
...issues. "This speech and this election is really not about Barack Obama it's about the American people," Axelrod said. "It's about the country, it about the direction that we have to go to get us out of the ditch we're in. He's going to spend the bulk of his time talking about that...