Coffee Break: On drilling, Garmin and working from home

I had my earnest money ready to go and was going to head up the courthouse to place a bid on Wild West World this morning. Then I overslept. Darn the luck.

But not even a late start to the day will keep your morning dose of links away. So here you go.

  • The Wall Street Journal reports President Bush asked Congress to lift bans on offshore oil drilling.
  • Also in the Journal, Boeing says it may abandon plans to sell its tanker internationally if it loses its protest of the Air Force’s decision.
  • The Kansas City Star says Kansas-based Garmin is going to sponsor a team in the Tour de France.
  • Not sure how much of this is going on in Wichita, but CNBC looks into the growing popularity of telecommuting.
  • It’s not just Ed McMahon and Evander Holyfield. On AOL is an Associated Press story about how a number of historic homes are facing foreclosure.
  • For what it’s worth, 24/7 Wall St. has produced a list of the 10 worst managed companies in America. Among them are Sears, Starbucks and Sprint.