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  • September 2008

    • Don't Get Complacent, Big Easy: Officials

      New York Times  |  Sep 7, 08 4:06 PM CDT

      Don't Get Complacent, Big Easy: Officials

      (Newser) - New Orleans residents may be celebrating Hurricane Gustav's near-miss this week, but that's no reason to get complacent, the New York Times reports. Officials admit that protective infrastructure still isn’t up to par, and there were several close calls when Gustav made landfall. “I want everybody to understand—we’re not there yet,” an Army Corps of Engineers colonel said. More »

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      New Orleans  • Hurricane Gustav  • Katrina aftermath  • hurricanes

  • August 2008

    • Lost Coffins Remain Part of Katrina's Legacy

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 30, 08 11:32 AM CDT

      Lost Coffins Remain Part of Katrina's Legacy

      (Newser) - Louisiana is still finding coffins displaced by Hurricane Katrina three years on, the Wall Street Journal reports. Katrina and Rita moved 1,500 bodies from their resting places in the state's swampy south, where floating coffins during floods have long been part of local folklore. Hundreds remain unidentified, and they are still turning up in woods and water. More »

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      Texas  • Hurricane Katrina  • New Orleans  • Louisiana  • Hurricane Gustav  • Mississippi  • Katrina aftermath  • cemetery  • Hurricane Rita  • coffin

    • Gustav May Delay GOP Convention

      Washington Post  |  Aug 29, 08 1:53 AM CDT

      Gustav May Delay GOP Convention

      (Newser) - Republicans are considering delaying the start of next week's convention in Minneapolis if deadly Hurricane Gustav hits big, reports the Washington Post . The storm is on course to nail the Gulf Coast with full force early next week, and party officials don’t want America thinking about President Bush’s bungled Katrina response when McCain takes center stage. The White House may also yank Bush from the convention line-up. He's now scheduled for Monday's opening. More »

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      John McCain  • George W. Bush  • McCain 2008  • Hurricane Katrina  • Republican National Convention  • FEMA  • Katrina aftermath  • hurricane season

    • Judge Clears New Orleans Cops in Katrina Shootings

      Associated Press  |  Aug 13, 08 9:48 PM CDT

      Judge Clears New Orleans Cops in Katrina Shootings

      (AP) - A judge threw out murder and attempted murder charges today against seven New Orleans police officers accused of gunning down two men on a bridge in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In quashing the indictments, District Judge Raymond Bigelow agreed with defense arguments that prosecutors violated state law by divulging secret grand jury testimony to a police officer who was a witness in the case. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • police  • New Orleans  • Katrina aftermath

    • Clinton: Nothing Immune From Bush's 'Waste, Fraud, Abuse'

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 6, 08 1:41 PM CDT

      Clinton: Nothing Immune From Bush's 'Waste, Fraud, Abuse'

      (Newser) - The Bush White House has wasted billions of taxpayer dollars on corrupt deals and unaccountable contractors, Hillary Clinton writes in the Wall Street Journal . If America is going to regain fiscal stability, it must "increase transparency" and put an end to practices like "rewarding companies that exploit tax shelters" and "giving bonuses to contractors for work never performed." More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • Iraq  • George W. Bush  • Hurricane Katrina  • contractors  • Katrina aftermath  • KBR  • Halliburton  • cronyism

  • July 2008

    • Goody Gumbo: Restaurant Reviews Back in New Orleans

      New York Times  |  Jul 25, 08 7:09 AM CDT

      Goody Gumbo: Restaurant Reviews Back in New Orleans

      (Newser) - Nearly three years after Hurricane Katrina, the Big Easy finally has its restaurant reviews back, the New York Times reports. Judging that the city's famed eateries can now take the heat, the Times-Picayune has revived a ratings scale of 1-5 beans along with reviews. Many see the move as another sign the city is getting back on its feet. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • New Orleans  • restaurant  • Katrina aftermath  • restaurant criticism

    • Casino Panel Snagged Aid Intended for Katrina Victims

      CNN  |  Jul 17, 08 5:54 AM CDT

      Casino Panel Snagged Aid Intended for Katrina Victims

      (Newser) - Household goods donated to help Hurricane Katrina victims instead ended up in the hands of 11 state agencies, including a gaming commission, CNN reports. FEMA stored 121 truckloads of items two years before handing them over to agencies like the Mississippi Gaming Commission. Leaders of groups helping Katrina victims were amazed when shown what the agencies received, saying they had no idea such items were available. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • Mississippi  • aid  • FEMA  • Katrina aftermath  • Federal aid

  • June 2008

    • Big Easy's Streetcars Finally Full Speed

      Times-Picayune (New Orleans)  |  Jun 23, 08 12:53 PM CDT

      Big Easy's Streetcars Finally Full Speed

      (Newser) - Streetcars clang-clanged their way down South Carrollton Ave. yesterday, and for many, the sound was as sweet as New Orleans jazz, the Times-Picayune reports. For the first time since Hurricane Katrina, the whole St. Charles Ave. streetcar line is running, and it should bring both tourism and a sense of normalcy back to the end-of-the-line neighborhood. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • New Orleans  • Katrina aftermath  • streetcar system  • New Orleans streetcar

    • Storm Warning: Hurricanes May Drive Gas to $6

      CNNMoney  |  Jun 2, 08 12:39 PM CDT

      Storm Warning: Hurricanes May Drive Gas to $6

      (Newser) - This year’s hurricane season—which started yesterday—could spawn a dozen or more named storms, potentially disrupting flow of gasoline across the nation and pushing gas prices beyond $5 or even $6 a gallon, reports CNNMoney. Traders already appear to be including a hurricane premium of 10 cents per gallon into prices, something they’ve done since hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. More »

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      gas prices  • oil price  • Hurricane Katrina  • Katrina aftermath  • hurricane season  • oil refineries

  • April 2008

    • McCain Blasts Katrina Response

      Washington Post  |  Apr 24, 08 5:11 PM CDT

      McCain Blasts Katrina Response

      (Newser) - John McCain slammed the Bush response to Hurricane Katrina as “terrible and disgraceful” today after a tour of New Orleans’ Ninth Ward. "Never again, never again” will a disaster be handled so poorly, said McCain, making his most distinct break yet from the current administration, the Washington Post reports. For starters, he said, he'd put qualified people in charge of recovery operations.  More »

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      John McCain  • George W. Bush  • Hurricane Katrina  • New Orleans  • Katrina aftermath  • Bobby Jindal

  • March 2008

    • In Surprising Turn, Scruggs Pleads Guilty

      Clarion-Ledger  |  Mar 14, 08 1:45 PM CDT

      In Surprising Turn, Scruggs Pleads Guilty

      (Newser) - Dickie Scruggs, one of the nation's top class-action attorneys, entered a surprise guilty plea today in Jackson, Miss., to charges of conspiracy to bribe a judge, the Clarion-Ledger reports. Federal prosecutors said they would recommend 5 years in prison for Scruggs, who also faces a $250,000 fine. He pleaded guilty to attempting to pay a judge $40,000 to gain a favorable ruling. More »

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      FBI  • Hurricane Katrina  • Mississippi  • bribery  • Katrina aftermath  • Trent Lott  • Dickie Scruggs  • trial lawyers

  • February 2008

    • B&N Chief Gives $20M for Katrina Relief

      Associated Press  |  Feb 26, 08 8:01 PM CST

      B&N Chief Gives $20M for Katrina Relief

      (Newser) - The chair of Barnes & Noble and his wife are donating $20 million to New Orleans in what may be the biggest Katrina relief project yet, the AP reports. Leonard Riggio said today that the funds will build 20 new houses in a racially mixed neighborhood for lower-income families. Those who win a lottery can trade in a storm-damaged home for a new one. More »