A plain-language guide to the Deepwater Horizon spill: why the blowout preventer failed, the three plans to stop the leak, how crude behaves at sea, and how this spill compares to the worst on record.
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Mobile County Commissioner Tours European Airbus Plants Amid Tanker Bid
Commissioner Stephen Nodine joined an economic development mission to Britain, Spain and France, touring EADS Airbus and CASA plants like those proposed for Mobile if the KC-30 tanker project lands here.
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Senate Passes Homeland Security Bill Carrying Mobile River Bridge and Coast Guard Aircraft Money
The full Senate approved a 2007 homeland security spending bill in July 2006 with $155.6 million for Coast Guard patrol aircraft trained on in Mobile and $4 million for the 14 Mile CSX bridge.
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Senate Panel Backs $4 Million to Replace the 14 Mile CSX Bridge on the Mobile River
A Senate subcommittee advanced a 2007 homeland security spending bill carrying $4 million toward replacing the 14 Mile CSX railroad bridge, a chronic hazard for barge traffic on the Mobile River.