US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama puts on a napkin while eating gumbo with the Chairman of Louisiana Recovery Authority Dr Norman Francis (R) during his visit of Dooky Chase restaurant in New Orleans, Louisiana, February 7, 2008. Obama was in New Orleans, ahead of Louisiana's primary on February 9, and said the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina which ravaged the city in 2005 was a metaphor for a broken US government. Getty Images logo Getty Images 24 months ago

US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama puts on a napkin while eating gumbo with the Chairman of Louisiana Recovery Authority Dr Norman Francis (R) during his visit of Dooky Chase restaurant in New Orleans, Louisiana, February 7, 2008. Obama was in New Orleans, ahead of Louisiana's primary on February 9, and said the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina which ravaged the city in 2005 was a metaphor for a broken US government.

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