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U.S. / NEWS Tue May 20, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

SF Gate -- A mechanical failure or gas likely triggered an explosion that rocked a waterfront hotel under construction, damaging four floors and injuring 14 workers, five critically, a fire official said. The blast occurred around 2 p.m. Monday, ripping off part.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Oct 12, 2007 @ 8:18am neoform

MSNBC -- But two years after Katrina laid waste to much of the metropolitan area, the rebuilding is slow, stymied by red tape, bureaucratic infighting and what some see as a lack of political leadership. Blakely, who began work in January, more than 16 months a.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Jun 19, 2007 @ 4:45pm neoform

FOX News -- The pace of U.S. home construction fell 2.1 percent in May to a lower rate than analysts had expected for the lifeless housing market while building permit activity, a signal of future building plans, increased more than anticipated, a government report s.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Apr 27, 2007 @ 8:16am neoform

CNN -- A tractor-trailer slammed into traffic that had slowed for a construction project Thursday morning, starting a pileup that killed eight people and injured two others, police said. Five people in a pickup truck were among the dead, Indiana State Police.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Mar 23, 2007 @ 12:30am neoform

Washington Post -- The design and construction of the New Orleans hurricane levee system was flawed because the Army Corps of Engineers ignored warnings about the power of potential storms and made critical engineering miscalculations, according to a long-awaited investigat.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Mar 20, 2007 @ 7:48pm neoform

USA Today -- Construction of new homes rebounded in February after a big decline in the previous month, but building permits slid further, indicating more problems down the road for the troubled housing industry. The Commerce Department reported that construction o.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Oct 26, 2006 @ 9:13pm neoform

Asia Times Online -- Things began looking sketchier than ever to John Owen as he boarded a nondescript white jet on his way back to Iraq in March 2005 after some downtime in Kuwait City... Read More