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  • February 2008

    • Leap Day Cocktails Lost to Time

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 29, 08 11:27 AM CST

      Leap Day Cocktails Lost to Time

      (Newser) - Feb. 29 still comes once every four years, but celebratory cocktails marking the bissextile have gone out of fashion—along with a leap-year tradition that requires plenty of liquid courage, Eric Felten notes in the Wall Street Journal . Women who proposed marriage during the leap year could not be denied; little wonder desperate lasses were expected to sport scarlet petticoats. More »

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      New York City  • London  • marriage  • New Orleans  • Washington DC  • Dublin  • cocktails  • leap year  • James Joyce

    • Will Mac Reject His Radical Pastor's Nod?

      Salon  |  Feb 28, 08 2:59 PM CST

      Will Mac Reject His Radical Pastor's Nod?

      (Newser) - Barack Obama gets grilled over unsolicited praise from Louis Farrakhan, but John McCain draws no flak for “proudly” accepting the endorsement of a homophobic, Islamophobic evangelical pastor. Grotesque double standard, Glenn Greenwald calls it in Salon. Tim Russert made Obama “jump through multiple hoops” to disown the Nation of Islam leader, but no one’s complaining that Mac’s “honored” to be John Hagee’s choice, he notes. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Islam  • Hurricane Katrina  • New Orleans  • Tim Russert  • John Hagee  • Louis Farrakhan

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

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

      B&amp;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 »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • New Orleans  • housing  • Katrina aftermath  • houses  • Barnes and Noble  • reconstruction  • Leonard Riggio

    • LeBron Nets MVP as East Wins

      Washington Post  |  Feb 18, 08 5:17 AM CST

      LeBron Nets MVP as East Wins

      (Newser) - Ray Allen, only on the NBA All-Star roster to replace an injured Caron Butler, proved himself more than worthy of his slot by scoring a game-high 28 points to help the East to a 134-128 victory. Despite Allen's five three-pointers and red-hot fourth quarter, it was LeBron James hoisting the MVP trophy for his 27 points, nine assists and eight boards, reports the Washington Post. More »

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      NBA  • LeBron James  • Kobe Bryant  • New Orleans  • Chris Paul  • Ray Allen  • Amare Stoudemire  • Carmelo Anthony  • Brandon Roy  • NBA All-Star Game

    • FEMA to Move Families, Citing Toxins in Trailers

      Times-Picayune (New Orleans)  |  Feb 14, 08 8:00 PM CST

      FEMA to Move Families, Citing Toxins in Trailers

      (Newser) - FEMA will move thousands of survivors of hurricanes Katrina and Rita out of their government-supplied trailers because of possibly dangerous levels of formaldehyde, the Times-Picayune reports. Those at greatest risk, including those with current health problems, will be moved into apartments and hotels in the next two weeks, with the rest to follow. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • New Orleans  • FEMA  • CDC  • FEMA trailers  • Hurricane Rita  • formaldehyde  • hurricane recovery

    • Post-Katrina, Mardi Gras Revels

      Times-Picayune (New Orleans)  |  Feb 5, 08 11:50 AM CST

      Post-Katrina, Mardi Gras Revels

      (Newser) - Super Tuesday means Mardi Gras in Louisiana today, and the New Orleans bacchanal is slowly finding its feet 3 years after Hurricane Katrina. The predominantly black Zulu parade has as its king this year a 62-year-old native who left the Big Easy for Houston after the levees broke. He's only the second king, after Louis Armstrong, to live outside of New Orleans, the Times-Picayune reports. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • New Orleans  • Louisiana  • Katrina aftermath  • Mardi Gras  • Louis Armstrong

  • January 2008

    • Katrina Victims Can't Sue Army Corps

      Times-Picayune (New Orleans)  |  Jan 30, 08 10:19 PM CST

      Katrina Victims Can't Sue Army Corps

      (Newser) -  A federal judge ruled yesterday that thousands of New Orleans homeowners affected by devastating levee breaches after Hurricane Katrina can't sue the Army Corps of Engineers, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. Judge Stanwood Duval called the case "heart-wrenching" but said a 1928 law gives the Corps immunity from such suits. The failures of three levees caused 80% of the flooding after Katrina. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • New Orleans  • levees  • Army Corps of Engineers

    • John Edwards Drops White House Bid

      CNN  |  Jan 30, 08 12:40 PM CST

      John Edwards Drops White House Bid

      (Newser) - John Edwards ended his presidential bid today in front of a Habitat for Humanity site in New Orleans. Edwards reiterated his confidence that "a proud progressive will occupy the White House" in 2008, but “It’s time for me to step aside so that history can blaze its path.” The third-place Dem had failed to capture a silver or gold in any primary since his second-place finish in Iowa. More »

    • Deep Freeze Settles in South

      Associated Press  |  Jan 19, 08 7:55 PM CST

      Deep Freeze Settles in South

      (Newser) - Snow and rain fell on surprised Southerners today, slickening roads and forcing airlines to cancel hundreds of flights, the AP reports. Some Mississippians saw snow for the first time in 6 years as 5 inches fell in Alabama and experts warned drivers in Georgia to watch for icy roads. Freezing temperatures also hit parts of Louisiana, including New Orleans, which set in motion its freeze plan to shelter the homeless. More »

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      Georgia  • New Orleans  • weather  • Louisiana  • Mississippi  • Alabama  • rain  • snow  • sleet

    • Nation's First Indian Gov. Vows to Clean Up Louisiana

      Shreveport Times  |  Jan 15, 08 3:50 AM CST

      Nation's First Indian Gov. Vows to Clean Up Louisiana

      (Newser) - Louisiana's first non-white chief executive since Reconstruction—and the first elected Indian-American governor in US history—vowed yesterday in his inauguration speech to clean up the corruption-plagued state. The charismatic Piyush "Bobby" Jindal, a Roman-Catholic convert from Hinduism, is a conservative Republican who also becomes, at age 36, the nation's youngest governor in office. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • corruption  • New Orleans  • Louisiana  • Bobby Jindal  • Kathleen Blanco  • Baton Rouge

    • Commander of Katrina Relief Effort to Retire

      Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Jan 8, 08 5:27 PM CST

      Commander of Katrina Relief Effort to Retire

      (Newser) - Russel Honoré, the general who gained renown for his handling of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort, will retire from the army Friday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Honoré had a storied career, from Korea to Katrina, and although he’s “transitioning” (his preferred word) out of military life, he already has his next challenge lined up: improving America’s disaster preparedness. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • New Orleans

  • December 2007

    • NRA Sues for Guns Seized After Katrina

      Associated Press  |  Dec 27, 07 4:25 AM CST

      NRA Sues for Guns Seized After Katrina

      (Newser) - The National Rifle Association has filed a federal lawsuit to recover hundreds of guns seized from New Orleans residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, AP reports. The suit claims that residents were left "at the mercy of roving gangs, home invaders and other criminals" because they lost their weapons. Police say they only confiscated stolen guns or those found in abandoned homes. More »

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      lawsuit  • Hurricane Katrina  • New Orleans  • gun  • Katrina aftermath  • NRA

    • Near 300,000, New Orleans Hits 65% of Its Former Size

      Associated Press  |  Dec 25, 07 6:21 AM CST

      Near 300,000, New Orleans Hits 65% of Its Former Size

      (Newser) - New Orleans is now at 65% of its pre-hurricane population and looks poised to pass the 300,000 mark at any day now. Although many neighborhoods are still in need of rebuilding and dotted with vacant lots, the growth represents a "significant indication of New Orleans' sustained viability as a major city," urban planners conclude. The new numbers bring the Big Easy to the size of a Pittsburgh or a Tampa. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • New Orleans  • population  • Ray Nagin  • urban planning

    • Katrina Spreads Cajun Cookin'

      Associated Press  |  Dec 24, 07 12:14 PM CST

      Katrina Spreads Cajun Cookin'

      (Newser) - Until recently many residents of Monett, Mo., couldn’t even pronounce muffaletta. “They’d say, ‘I want that big sandwich with the big name,’” says chef Darren Indovina. Thanks to the Gulf's post-Katrina diaspora, small towns like Monett are getting their first taste of real Cajun cooking, the AP reports. Displaced chefs have opened restaurants in locales from Nevada to West Virginia. More »

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      food  • Hurricane Katrina  • New Orleans  • restaurant  • Mississippi  • Katrina aftermath

    • Big Easy Protest Turns Rough

      Associated Press  |  Dec 20, 07 4:30 PM CST

      Big Easy Protest Turns Rough

      (Newser) - Police used pepper spray and stun guns on protesters in New Orleans attempting to push their way into a City Council meeting over the impending demolition of 4,500 public housing units damaged by Katrina. Local activists oppose HUD's push to raze the houses to make room for mixed-income neighborhoods. "Is this what democracy looks like?" one protester asked the AP. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • New Orleans  • housing  • Housing and Urban Development  • public housing

    • Volunteer Efforts Revive New Orleans Firehouses

      Times-Picayune (New Orleans)  |  Dec 13, 07 12:06 AM CST

      Volunteer Efforts Revive New Orleans Firehouses

      (Newser) - With public money tied up, generous donations of time and funds have restored four New Orleans firehouses, the Times-Picayune reports. "This is a critical safety issue,” said the district chief. With 22 of 33 city firehouses hit hard in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina, many firefighters still work out of trailers. The volunteers have offered to help mend another seven firehouses. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • New Orleans  • firefighters  • donation  • volunteer

  • November 2007
  • October 2007

    • New Orleans Back in Swing

      Travel Leisure  |  Oct 27, 07 6:25 AM CDT

      New Orleans Back in Swing

      (Newser) - New Orleans remains a city very much in transition, but its fabled nightlife and cuisine have rebounded enough to more than warrant a trip to the Big Easy, says Travel & Leisure . Jazz and jumbalaya not enough? The city also has a wide range of "voluntourism" opportunites related to the Katrina recovery effort. More »

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      travel  • New Orleans  • tourism

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