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Posted on August 14, 2010 | tags

 
 

U.S.: Why Obama vacationing in the Gulf Coast is actually good PR

  • $34
    billion
    the amount the Gulf Coast made from tourism in 2008, which created 400,000 jobs
  • $22.7 billion the amount the Gulf could lose due to the spill taking a bite out of tourism (hence Obama’s vacation) source