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Oil Rises As Isaac Plows Through Gulf

Associated Press — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:13:46 +0000

Oil prices are rising as Isaac pushes into the heart of the Gulf's oil and refinery operations.

Benchmark crude gained 41 cents to $95.88 per barrel Tuesday in New York.

Forecasters expect Isaac to intensify into a hurricane by the time the storm reaches Louisiana later Tuesday

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Forecasters: Isaac On Verge Of Becoming Hurricane

Associated Press — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:47:27 +0000

MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say Isaac is on the verge of becoming a hurricane as it bears down on the northern Gulf Coast.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said at 5 a.m. EDT on Tuesday that Isaac was still a tropical storm but was likely to become a hurricane during the day as it gained strength over the Gulf of Mexico

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Gulf Residents Prepare For Arrival Of Isaac

Associated Press — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:38:37 +0000

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — The top winds of Tropical Storm Isaac are clocked at 65 miles an hour, as the storm targets a wide stretch of the Gulf Coast.

It's expected to make landfall as soon as tomorrow, possibly as a Category 1 hurricane

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All Eyes On Isaac As GOP Convention Approaches

Associated Press — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:58:07 +0000

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mitt Romney's Republican National Convention sputters to life with the lonely banging of a gavel in a mostly empty hall, hardly the opening splash intended for the nation.

With a sprawling and strengthening storm bearing down on the region, the GOP hastily rewrote the convention script in Tampa, Fla

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