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Aldermen selected J.C. Duke & Associates at their Dec. 1 meeting to construct the building on McInnis Avenue, just one block from the trailers employees have used since Hurricane Katrina flooded the City Hall that overlooked the Escatawpa River. Full Article at Biloxi Sun Herald
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For six years, Franklin Regional High School's Kids Helping Kids Club and the television and video department have hosted a "Hope for the Holidays" telethon. Full Article at Pittsburgh Entertainment
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A weekly series explores the issues of faith that are shaping our world. In Washington today, politicians too often just stand their ground. Liberal strategist Bob Beckel and conservative columnist Cal Thomas provide a better model. Full Article at USA Today
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Matt McDonald left his native Connecticut and headed to New Orleans in the summer of 2005, shortly before Hurricane Katrina struck and floodwaters engulfed the city. Full Article at Huffington Post
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Like the rest of America, Chicago photographer Jane Fulton Alt watched the events, the destruction, and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina on television. But unlike many people, she found herself in a position to do something. Full Article at Chicagoist
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The Baton Rouge-based risk management consulting firm that gained national attention by predicting many of the catastrophic impacts of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans will move its headquarters to Research Triangle Park in North Carolina. Full Article at 2TheAdvocate.com
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Enter link to submit a new story to the Cheat Sheet. Please tell us why you think this would make a good Cheat Sheet story. Your feedback has been sent! Full Article at The Daily Beast
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It includes Bibles, rosaries, vestments and a small supply of wine, which he expects is hard to come by in the Muslim world. Full Article at The Alexandria Town Talk
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This past decade has seen some of the biggest leaps in TV innovation. It will be remembered for the advent of DVR and online streaming, for genre redefining shows like The Office and Dexter. Full Article at Cinema Blend
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As a Baptist minister from Nebraska born in Louisiana, I have watched from the pulpit as three formative events profoundly reshaped America’s view of its destiny and possibilities: the 9-11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina, and the recent economic... Full Article at Reproductive Health: Reality Check
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Just as we hear the word "Vietnam" and think first of war, someone says "Katrina," and we think, not of a woman, but of broken levees and broken promises. Of property, lives and innocence lost. Full Article at The State
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Katrina recovery was test of ability to adapt The Associated Press Eric Gay, File FILE - This Aug. 30, 2005 file photo shows Evelyn Turner, right, with friends and family, waiting with the body of her common-law husband, Xavier Bowie, after he died in... Full Article at KansasCity.com
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Copyright 2009, The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP Online news report may not be published, broadcast or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. Full Article at Elizabeth City Daily Advance
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A year after drafting Al Harrington out of St. Patrick High School in Elizabeth, Donnie Walsh went the same route in Indiana by grabbing Jonathan Bender out of Picayune (Miss.) High via a post-draft trade. Full Article at NorthJersey.com
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Lance Madison is surrounded by State Police and NOPD SWAT members on Sept. 4, 2005, after violence erupted on the Danziger Bridge. Madison was accused of shooting at police and was arrested, but he was later released. Full Article at The Public Record
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CHALMETTE, La. -- A mold infestation at the St. Bernard Parish Courthouse will force operations to move to an alternate site. The courthouse was flooded during Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, and sat in 3 feet of water for weeks. Full Article at WDSU New Orleans
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NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- New Orleans officials did only cursory probes of the police shootings of 10 civilians after Hurricane Katrina, interviews and internal police documents show. Full Article at United Press International
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was a random find at the library, and I’m so happy that it jumped out at me because I hadn’t heard of this book at all before, and it was seriously awesome. I don’t know why more people aren’t reading it, because you all should be. Full Article at Basil & Spice
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NEW ORLEANS -- The historic Roosevelt Hotel is bringing back its famous Christmas lobby display but with a new look. The hotel recently reopened after a $145 million renovation to repair damage from Hurricane Katrina. Full Article at Columbus Dispatch
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Vail Valley Books: Stieg Larsson's "The Girl Who Played With Fire" was chosen one of the best books of the year in fiction by the Bookworm in Edwards Vail Valley Books: Dave Eggers' "Zeiton," about Hurricane Katrina, was chosen one of the best books of... Full Article at Vail Daily
About Hurricane Katrina
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Hurricane Katrina was the costliest and one of the five deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. It was the sixth-strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the third-strongest hurricane on record that made landfall in the United States. Full Article
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NEW ORLEANS - NOVEMBER 29: Worshippers attend services at New Israel Baptist Church in the Lower Ninth Ward November 29, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The church was flooded with 13 feet of water during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina but has since rebuilt.
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NEW ORLEANS - NOVEMBER 29: Worshippers attend services at New Israel Baptist Church in the Lower Ninth Ward November 29, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The church was flooded with 13 feet of water during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina but has since rebuilt.
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NEW ORLEANS - NOVEMBER 29: Worshippers exit services at New Israel Baptist Church in the Lower Ninth Ward November 29, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The church was flooded with 13 feet of water during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina but has since rebuilt.
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NEW ORLEANS - NOVEMBER 29: Eldridge Young, whose house was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, sings during services at New Israel Baptist Church in the Lower Ninth Ward November 29, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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NEW ORLEANS - NOVEMBER 28: Deverille Dupar (L) and Deecarla Rogers play in front of a new home constructed by the Make it Right foundation in the Lower Ninth Ward November 28, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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NEW ORLEANS - NOVEMBER 28: Prospective homeowners and others tour homes constructed by the Make it Right foundation in the Lower Ninth Ward November 28, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Prospective homeowners must have lived in the Lower Ninth Ward when Hurricane Katrina hit to qualify.
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NEW ORLEANS - NOVEMBER 28: Project coordinator Cesar Rodriguez (C) leads prospective homeowners and others on a tour of homes constructed by the Make it Right foundation in the Lower Ninth Ward November 28, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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NEW ORLEANS - NOVEMBER 28: New homeowner Robert Green (R) looks on with graddaughters Shaniya Thomas (L), Shamiya Thomas (2nd L), and Mama Selah outside Green's home constructed by the Make it Right foundation in the Lower Ninth Ward November 28, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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NEW ORLEANS - NOVEMBER 28: Prospective homeowners and others tour homes constructed by the Make it Right foundation in the Lower Ninth Ward November 28, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Prospective homeowners must have lived in the Lower Ninth Ward when Hurricane Katrina hit to qualify.
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SHELL BEACH, LA - NOVEMBER 27: A cross honoring those killed by Hurricane Katrina stands in the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet in St. Bernard Parish November 27, 2009 in Shell Beach, Louisiana.
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SHELL BEACH, LA - NOVEMBER 27: A plaque and cross honoring those killed by Hurricane stands in the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet in St. Bernard Parish November 27, 2009 in Shell Beach, Louisiana.
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SHELL BEACH, LA - NOVEMBER 27: A man fishes along the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet in St. Bernard Parish November 27, 2009 in Shell Beach, Louisiana.
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Tanya Smith, left, and Anthony Franz, right, plaintiffs in a lawsuit, listen to attorney Pierce O'Donnell during a news conference in New Orleans, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
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Tanya Smith, a plaintiff in a lawsuit that says that the Army Corps of Engineers can be held liable for flooding during Hurricane Katrina, stands outside of her renovated home near the levee that was washed away during the storm, Chalmette, La. , Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
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NEW ORLEANS - NOVEMBER 29: Worshippers attend services at New Israel Baptist Church in the Lower Ninth Ward November 29, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The church was flooded with 13 feet of water during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina but has since rebuilt.
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, for instance, we were in the air over New Orleans two hours after the storm had passed, assisting the Coast Guard in recovery efforts and providing the live television images from above the city that were seen around the world. In fact, for over a week, we were the...
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I thought the use of imagery from Hurricane Katrina was inappropriate and unnecessary in this regard, as there are plenty of disturbing impacts associated with global warming for which there is much greater scientific consensus
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I’m extremely grateful for the opportunity that Hawk gave me, especially coming out of New Orleans and post-Hurricane Katrina ... I know in my heart CU is on the right track with Dan Hawkins, and I learned a lot as a member of his staff. That made this a very tough decision for me, but this should be in...
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This was a unique opportunity on the Mississippi Gulf Coast for low-income women to increase their earning potential by helping to meet the demand for skilled workers rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina
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Hurricane Katrina is perhaps the most economically destructive event in American history since the Great Depression, the last time the country responded with unprecedented sweeping changes to help the least fortunate. Today may demand an equal effort.
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Within 10 to 12 days after Hurricane Katrina made landfall…the military had deployed 72,000 forces, including 50,000 National Guard members, to the region…[and] 23 Navy ships and almost 300 helicopters were on the scene.
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Twelve-and-zero means a lot to us ... It's bigger than just the team. All of the fans, that's what it means … they've been through Hurricane Katrina and Gustav, and a lot of bad things.
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Judge Duval's decision confirms what I and other leaders from Louisiana have been saying since the horrifying days following Hurricane Katrina: this was one of the most catastrophic natural and man-made disasters in American history
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This publication documents a two year program at Tulane University School of Architecture ... initiated to actively support the rehabilitation of the city of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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Let's just assume for a moment that the court accepts global warming as being caused by various emissions. You then have to say that emission caused, in a legal sense, Hurricane Katrina and was the primary cause of the actual injury
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The harshly worded legal ruling this week that held the Army Corps of Engineers responsible for much of the flooding during Hurricane Katrina could have far-reaching effects on national flood control policies and on the federal government’s long-held refusal to take responsibility for its errors….
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there should not be a surprise boost in Medicaid funding for states that have been declared disaster areas in the last seven years. If you look at what’s in that provision, you see the benefits those states (that are home to fence-sitting Democrats) will receive, especially Louisiana, which suffered fro...
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Furthermore, the Corps not only knew, but admitted by 1988, that the MRGO [Mississippi Gulf-River Outlet] threatened human life ... and yet it did not act in time to prevent the catastrophic disaster that ensued with the onslaught of Hurricane Katrina.
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The judge’s ruling today validates the feelings and beliefs that many citizens have held for four years ... Although the ruling is liberating for thousands impacted by the devastation and tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, it is my hope that justice will prevail to help families make their lives whole again.
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Failure to act now will put our society at an unacceptable risk ... You've only to think of Hurricane Katrina for an example of how climate change coupled with poor planning and zoning decisions can lead to social and economic disaster.
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I volunteered to go to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina (in 2005) to care for the pets there, so I know all too well that dogs can survive. Dogs there were found huddling underneath a porch for days.
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This is part of an almost $1 billion effort to construct or provide access to affordable housing in the Mississippi counties most affected by Hurricane Katrina
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It's tough ... It's early in the season, but you definitely want to show signs of improvement and stuff like that. This is the toughest thing I have endured in a while, because even my first two years, when I was in Oklahoma (after Hurricane Katrina), we did pretty well and we kept getting better. We ca...
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This wood is from New Orleans, from homes that didn't make it through Hurricane Katrina.
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There has been a renewed interest after Hurricane Katrina, after 9/11, after the advent of H1N1. People are realizing that we live in a very fragile world, and it doesn’t take much to disrupt it.
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defendants’ operation of energy, fossil fuels, and chemical industries in the United States caused the emission of greenhouse gasses that contributed to global warming . . . that in turn caused a rise in sea levels and added to the ferocity of Hurricane Katrina, which combined to destroy the plaintiffs’...
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Hurricane Katrina exposed a number of weaknesses within the agency, but those weaknesses are being addressed through the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act, passed out of our committee, through Congress and signed by [President Bush] in 2006.
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