But the tomatoey standby actually continues to enjoy mass appeal, even as a nation of beef-eaters turned to chicken, fish and the ubiquitous wrap.

FORBES: Anticipation

But she noted that with the spill moving toward land, the impact on Louisiana's coastline, which contains some 40% of the nation's wetlands and spawning grounds for countless fish and birds, had to be considered.

BBC: US considers setting fire to Gulf of Mexico oil leak

"The Minnesota plan represents one of the final chapters in a tremendous gray wolf success story, both here and across the nation, " said Bill Hartwig, regional director of the Fish and Wildlife Service.

CNN: Minnesota wolves considered for delisting

So begins the play peregriNasyon (Wandering Nation), about the first Filipino migrant workers, who picked asparagus in California and canned fish in Alaska three generations ago.

CNN: A WANDERING NATION