Oil Disaster Lasting Impact on Gulf Tourism
In Louisiana, it's a tale of two localities the coastal communities saw Summer tourism dollars evaporate after the BP oil rig disaster. New Orleans did just fine. The AP's John Mone says it all depends on how communities managed perception of how oil aff
In Hard-hit Michigan, Golf Could Be Savior
A golf course resort backed by some of the game's biggest names could bring a jolt to Benton Harbor, Mich., which has seen better days. But not everyone is welcoming the arrival of the greens. (Sept. 1)
Obama: Reviving Economy the Most Urgent Task
President Barack Obama says his central responsibility as president is to restore the nation's fragile economy and to help put the millions of people who lost jobs back to work. Obama devoted part of his prime-time speech on Iraq to the economy. (Aug. 31