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As FEMA and other government agencies prepare for what is now being called the worst oil spill disaster in history, plans to evacuate the Tampa Bay area are in place. The plans would be announced in the event of a controlled burn of surface oil in the Gulf of Mexico, or if wind or other conditions are expected to take toxic fumes through Tampa Bay. This practice has been used by the US Forestry service, when fire and smoke threaten the health and well being of people. The elderly and those with respiratory problems would be more susceptible to health...

The Halliburton smear The Democrats have discovered the enemy in the ongoing Iraq war. And it is Halliburton. Nothing quite so angers Democrats about the current situation in Iraq than that Halliburton is making money there. Dennis Kucinich, the out-to-lunch leftist who sounds ever more mainstream given the leftward drift of the rest of the Democratic field, wants the United Nations in Iraq so there will be "no more Halliburton sweetheart deals." Bob Graham huffs, "I will not support a dime to protect the profits of Halliburton in Iraq." John Edwards vows "to stop this president from giving billions of...

Front is 30 Blocks wide--35 casualties, most of whom lived

Sabotage averted (paraphrasing) The FoxNews crawler just had a message that many of the Iraqi facilities we have taken over have been found to be wired for destruction... the focus on the message had to do with oil wells I think. It said Saddam was prepared to 'blow up his entire economy.' Analysis ... If true, we (and the Iraqi people) were extremely fortunate Bush launched that strike against Saddam on Wednesday night, just after the 48 hour deadline had expired. (BTW You just read this analysis here, but I doubt that you will read it in the main...

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 03/21/03 -Convoy into southern Iraq, Oil fires, American and UK heroes (and other Allies) everywhere, Umm Qasr, surrendering Iraqis BREAKING: Convoy into southern Iraq BREAKING: Oil fires - New War Crimes of Saddam BREAKING: American and UK heroes (and other allies) everywhere BREAKING: Umm Qasr surrendering Iraqis ========= Kuwait-Iraq border ========= Heroes everywhere moving through the Kuwait-Iraq border. Heroes fly.Cobra helicopters through the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) which separates Kuwait and Iraq. Marine heroes crossing the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Heroes of the 3rd Infantry Division advance into southern Iraq. Heroes of the US...

IST (17:50)Two oil fields south and west of Basra have been torched by Iraqi troops.United States Marines ordered to advance from Kuwait into Southern Iraq at speed to extinguish the blaze.Battles rage as Marines lay down artillery barrage to clear their path while coming under hevy fire themselves.