Nov 21st, 2008 · The international economic turmoil is beginning to be felt in the oil-rich Persian Gulf states, where a massive building boom is being supported by migrant workers from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Some wonder how the countries might handle large numbers of unemployed expatriate workers.
Sep 16th, 2008 · Hurricane Ike delivered a tremendous beating to the Gulf area, but now Texas faces the biggest recovery effort in state history. The Rev. Rudy Rasmus and Univision correspondent Fernando Pizarro discuss how everyday people of Houston are dealing with the devastation of the storm.
Sep 13th, 2008 · As the back end of the storm approaches the Gulf Coast, reporter Pat Dowell, a resident of Baytown, Texas talks with host Scott Simon about the situation near Galveston. She lives close to the Exxon oil refinery, one of the largest in the U.S.
Sep 3rd, 2008 · David Greene is traveling from Barack Obama's hometown of Chicago to John McCain's hometown of Phoenix talking to local leaders. We catch up with him in Cactus, Texas, where he met a group of utility workers headed for the Gulf coast to help with the recovery effort.
Sep 2nd, 2008 · Officials along the Gulf Coast began checking the damage left behind by Hurricane Gustav as New Orleans' mayor urged residents who had evacuated to stay away for at least a few days to be sure it was safe.
Sep 2nd, 2008 · The punch of Hurricane Gustav appears to have landed not as hard as expected on the nation's vast energy complex along the Gulf Coast.
Sep 1st, 2008 · Republican presidential candidate John McCain has instructed the GOP to tone down convention festivities this week because of Hurricane Gustav. He also made a trip to the Gulf Coast on Sunday.
Sep 1st, 2008 · About 2 million Gulf Coast residents have left their homes in an effort to avoid Hurricane Gustav, which is churning its way through the Gulf of Mexico.