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Sports NotesWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 10:43PMT-Ball and soccer registration The West St. Tammany YMCA is late accepting late signups for spring T-Ball until Monday and soccer through Thursday for boys and girls ages 3-6. T-Ball games are start Wednesday and go until Oct. 20. Soccer matches are every Saturday Sept. 11 to Oct. 23. For more information, call 893-9622 or visit ymcaneworleans.org.

Rendell leads fight to tax Marcellus shale drillersWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 10:37PMWASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) - Gov. Ed Rendell met with officials in western Pennsylvania on Tuesday to garner support for a tax on Marcellus Shale drillers, while a Pittsburgh councilman introduced a bill to ban the drilling altogether in the city.

Expedited oil-spill royalties requestedWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 10:17PMDAPHNE, Ala. — As coastal residents await word on BP PLC’s ability to move forward with plans for its “static” kill designed to plug the oil well leaking in the Gulf of Mexico since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded April 20, political pressure to expedite the collection of federal oil and gas-lease revenues has gained traction in Alabama.

Mining companies aim to export coal to China through Northwest portsWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:10PMWhile Oregon works to shut its only coal-fired electricity plant and reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions, global mining companies are increasingly bullish about exporting that very same coal through Northwest ports to China.

Draw the Line: Week 1 IDPsWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:09PMSeattle's inexperience at wide receiver should be a feast for the 49ers secondary.