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BP and the Obama administration offered significantly differing views Sunday on whether the capped Gulf of Mexico oil well will have to be reopened, a contradiction that may be an effort by the oil giant to avoid blame if crude starts spewing again...
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BP was encouraged early Friday by results from an experimental cap shutting in oil from its busted Gulf of Mexico well, saying everything was holding steady 17 hours into the effort. BP vice president Kent Wells said on a conference call that there was no evidence of a leak in the pipe under the sea floor, one of the main concerns.
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A congressional committee approved a measure barring BP Plc from new U.S. offshore leases to drill for oil or natural gas because of safety violations, sending the legislation for a vote by the full House of Representatives...
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BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg told reporters in Washington: "I hear comments sometimes that large oil companies are greedy companies or don't care, but that is not the case with BP. We care about the small people.
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It was a marriage of necessity, awkward from the start. The federal government and BP have been forced to work cheek by jowl from the deep sea to the shoreline even as they have increasingly grown to dislike and distrust each other. The question now is whether this marriage can be saved.
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The House voted unanimously Thursday to impeach U.S. District Judge G. Thomas Porteous Jr. from Louisiana, who lawmakers said avoided likely criminal charges related to alleged payoffs in part because the statute of limitations expired.
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The Obama Administration has selected New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau President and CEO Stephen Perry to serve on the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, the New Orleans CVB announced last week...
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U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) is the honorary chair of an exclusive Jazz & Heritage Foundation fund-raising concert in Washington, DC, featuring the legendary New Orleans pianist Henry Butler on March 18.
Date: Thursday, Mach 18
Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.Sponsorship packages are still available for this event at the $500, $1,000 and $5,000 levels.
To purchase tickets or to become a sponsor, please visit the event web site:
http://www.jazzandheritage.org
Henry Butler, an eight-time W.C. Handy Award nominee, is a New Orleans piano legend. Classically trained in both piano and voice, his free-wheeling style combines the refinement of McCoy Tyner with barrelhouse blues and influences from such other eclectic New Orleans piano maestros as Professor Longhair and James Booker.
His performance in Washington on March 18 is in support of Fans of the Fest, the membership arm of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation.
The Jazz & Heritage Foundation is the nonprofit organization that owns the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell. The Foundation uses the proceeds from Jazz Fest - and other funding - to support the music and culture of Louisiana. The Foundation boasts a wide range of year-round programs in the areas of education, economic development and cultural events . Find out more about what we do here.
The Jazz & Heritage Foundation is pleased to reach out to supporters in the Washington, DC, area with an exclusive performance by one of New Orleans' greatest talents. Please support the Foundation by purchasing tickets today. Click HERE to buy.
Date: 03/18/2010
Time: 6PM to 9 PM
Admission: $75 per person, $125 for two in advance; $100 per person, $150 for two at the door
Location:
Madam's Organ
Address:
2461 18th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 504-558-6100
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Mitch Landrieu has met with plenty of U.S. government officials as Louisiana Lt. Governor. Today he renews ties with them as New Orleans Mayor-elect. He'll meet with some of the U.S. government's top officials...
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January 22, 2010U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu (D-La.) is the honorary chair of an exclusive Jazz & Heritage Foundation fund-raising concert in Washington, DC, featuring the legendary New Orleans pianist Henry Butler on March 18. Click HERE to purchase tickets. To become a sponsor of this event, please click HERE.
Date: Thursday, March 18
Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Location: Madam's Organ (map)
Admission: Tickets cost $75 per person, or $125 for two in advance. Click here to purchase tickets online. The price at the door is $100 per person, or $150 for two.
Sponsorship packages are still available for this event at the $500, $1,000 and $5,000 levels. For sponsorship details, please see here.
Sponsorship Levels and Benefits:
$500: Name listed in event program; Quintet Level of Fans of the Fest membership (Fan Mail e-newsletter, Subscription to electronic OffBeat Magazine, FOF Bumper Sticker, access to the “Fans Lounge” in the Foundation Pavilion at Jazz Fest, Jazz Fest Flag); 6 tickets to the event and name listing on on-site signage$1,000: Logo in event program; Big Band Level of Fans of the Fest membership (everything mentioned above and Access for two to Foundation Hospitality Suite at Jazz Fest); 8 tickets to the event and logo placed on on-site signage
$5,000 and above: Large Logo in event program; Founders Circle of Fans of the Fest membership (everything listed above and Signed official Jazz Fest Poster); 10 tickets to the event and large logo placed at the top of on-site signage.
To secure a sponsorhip for this event, please send an e-mail to our Development Office by clicking here.
Henry Butler, an eight-time W.C. Handy Award nominee, is a New Orleans piano legend. Classically trained in both piano and voice, his free-wheeling style comines the refinement of McCoy Tyner with barrelhouse blues and influences from such other eclectic New Orleans piano maestros as Professor Longhair and James Booker.
His performance in Washington on March 18 is in support of Fans of the Fest, the membership arm of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation.
The Jazz & Heritage Foundation is the nonprofit organization that owns the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell. The Foundation uses the proceeds from Jazz Fest - and other funding - to support the music and culture of Louisiana. The Foundation boasts a wide range of year-round programs in the areas of education, economic development and cultural events. Find out more about what we do here.
The Jazz & Heritage Foundation is pleased to reach out to supporters in the Washington, DC, area with an exclusive performance by one of New Orleans' greatest talents. Please support the Foundation by purchasing tickets today. Click here to buy.
For more information about the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, visit us online at JazzAndHeritage.org, or call (504) 558-6100.
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