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Teen Dance Program Promotes Safety in Tough Boston Neighborhood  Video clip available
Ritmo en Accion keeps Latino kids out of trouble
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Beale Street in Memphis Keeps Blues Music Alive  Video clip available
Millions come to clubs that play the blues
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New Orleans Escapes Major Devastation from Storm  Video clip available
But damage is said to run in billions of dollars
President Bush at the Emergency Operations Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 03 Sep 2008
Bush Visits Hurricane Damage in Louisiana
Mr. Bush has released some oil from America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help areas along Gulf Coast struck by Hurricane Gustav
Senator John McCain (left) and wife Cindy help pack boxes of donated items for victims of Hurricane Gustav in St. Paul, 3 Sep 2008
McCain, Delegates Help Pack 80,000 Comfort Packages for Hurricane Victims  Audio Clip Available
Delegates volunteered their time Wednesday to pack toothbrushes, hand sanitizer, non-perishable food and other essential items for the thousands of storm victims
A down tree and branches litter a street in downtown in New Orleans, as Hurricane Gustav rolls in, 01 Sep 2008
Louisiana Clean-up Continues as Evacuees from Hurricane Gustav Return Home  Video clip available
Some 700,000 people in Louisiana still without power in aftermath of hurricane
Adam Baruchowitz collects bins of clothes for recycling
New York City Clothing Recycled  Video clip available
Company recovers clothing, other textiles from New York city dumpsters to sell overseas, with proceeds going to charity
Republican National Convention, host city, St. Paul, Minneapolis
Twin Cities in Spotlight for Republican National Convention  Video clip available
Convention is expected to generate $150 million for local economy of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota
View the Rocky Mountains with the city of Denver in the foreground
Democrats Look for Votes in Western United States  Video clip available
Party focuses on increasing voter base in Rocky Mountain states, where Republicans are strong
Denver International Airport opened in 1995, replacing the old airfield that had served Denver since 1929, [Credit: Metro Denver Convention and Visitor's Bureau]
Denver Airport Recycled into New Urban Community  Audio Clip Available  Video clip available
Redevelopment addresses sprawling growth in region
Red Rocks is the jewel in the crown of Denver's mountain park system
[Credit: Ron Ruhoff for Denver Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau]
Democratic National Convention Showcases Green Denver  Audio Clip Available  Video clip available
City pledges to reduce climate-changing emissions 20 percent by 2012
Locals and visitors kayak today on the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River where prospectors in 1858 discovered gold
[Credit: Stan Obert for Denver Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau]
Democratic National Convention Showcases Mile High City  Audio Clip Available  Video clip available
Denver's economy is booming, but pollution and congestion threaten quality of life
Crowds and flags surround Denver's Municipal Auditorium for the 1908 convention
Democrats Return to Denver to Celebrate Centennial of Presidential Convention  Audio Clip Available  Video clip available
Delegates in 2008 consider agenda similar to that of 1908
Bible
Saddle Up!  It's Time for Church  Audio Clip Available
Some 'cowboy' services have everything but the campfire
An oil field worker
US Oil Companies Finding More Oil in Old Fields  Audio Clip Available  Video clip available
High price has given oil companies the incentive to revisit old fields long ago abandoned as unprofitable
Farmers can lease their land to wind developers, who pay them about $4,000 per windmill plus a portion of the electricity that's sold
US Farming Communities Reap Benefits of Wind Power  Video clip available
In Great Plains states, where wind is in plentiful supply, growing number of wind energy projects helping to supplement declining farm incomes and creating new jobs