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<title>Nagin: Racism slowed Katrina effort</title>
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<description><![CDATA[New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin on Friday blamed racism and government bureaucracy for hamstringing his city's ability to weather Hurricane Katrina and recover from the disaster that struck the Gulf Coast nearly a year ago.

"And I, to this day, believe that if that would have happened in Orange County, California, if that would have happened in South Beach, Miami, it would have been a different response," the mayor said.]]></description>
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<title>In New Orleans, Each Resident Is Master of Plan to Rebuild</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Mayor C. Ray Nagin has referred to the process as 


democracy in action.


 And, superficially, it sounds like one of the most stirring grass-roots planning movements imaginable, one that would help preserve the rich heterogeneity that gives the city its vibrant urban character. Yet this freewheeling approach has shifted attention from the critical and more daunting challenge of reimagining the city


s infrastructure.]]></description>
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