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New Orleans remembers Katrina with style
NEW ORLEANS - The first anniversary of the biggest calamity to befall this city was marked Tuesday with a moment of silence, wreath-layings, the tolling of bells and, in true New Orleans fashion, a wailing jazz funeral through the potholed streets for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Aug 29, 2006 - 9:43:00 PM
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Ex-FEMA chief blames administration
WASHINGTON - Former FEMA Director Michael Brown, who lost his job because of Hurricane Katrina, said Tuesday his biggest regret a year later is that he wasn't candid enough about the lack of a coherent federal response plan.
Aug 29, 2006 - 1:52:00 PM
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Florida Orders Evacuation as Ernesto Brushes Haiti
Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Florida ordered the mandatory evacuation today of visitors in the Florida Keys as Tropical Storm Ernesto tracked toward the state from the Caribbean. The storm became a hurricane, the first of the Atlantic season, early today, then weakened as it swept by Haiti.
Aug 28, 2006 - 6:13:00 PM
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FEMA Official Says Boss Ignored Warnings
WASHINGTON - In the midst of the chaos that followed Hurricane Katrina, a Federal Emergency Management Agency official in New Orleans sent a dire e-mail to Director Michael Brown saying victims had no food and were dying. No response came from Brown.
Oct 20, 2005 - 11:03:00 PM
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Lawmaker Wants Review of Cruise Ship Deal
WASHINGTON - A top House Democrat called on federal officials Thursday to justify their decision to sign a $236 million deal with Carnival Cruise Lines for Hurricane Katrina housing, saying the six-month contract is overpriced.
Oct 20, 2005 - 9:33:00 PM
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