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- How much worse can it get for Hurricane Katrina Victims?
  Posted by theangryindian from Angryindian.blogspot
  BATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana wants thousands of state and local government workers to send back $10 million in unemployment pay they received while still collecting regular pay after Hurricane Katrina. A state audit found lax control by the state Department of Labor was the main reason the 5,439 ineligible workers were able to collect up to $258 a week, Legislative Auditor Steve Theriot said. Administrative workers with the City of New Orleans received the most money with 2,233 wrongfully
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- Katrina refugees say FEMA trailers making them sick
  Posted by Jeff from Feeds.feedburner
  As states in the Southeastern U.S. brace for this year's hurricane season, new Federal Emergency Management Agency head David Paulison has a promise: "You won't see what happened with Katrina happen again in this country.'' Paulison assured a crowd of emergency responders in Florida that the "new FEMA" is on ...
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- Bush White House: Foreign Katrina aid rejected, unused
  Posted by Jeff from MSNBC
  Allies offered $854 million in cash and in oil that was to be sold for cash. But only $40 million has been used so far for disaster victims or reconstruction, according to U.S. officials and contractors. Most of the aid went uncollected, including $400 million worth of oil. Some offers were withdrawn or redirected to private groups such as the Red Cross.
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- Surge in homeless hits New Orleans
  Posted by Jeff from Christian Science Monitor
  Hurricane-ravaged New Orleans faces a major crisis with homelessness. Already taxed to the breaking point on many fronts, the city has a homeless population that is now approximately double what existed before the storm – in a city half its previous size. Facing a severe shortage of affordable housing, displaced residents returning to the city along with an influx of construction trade workers are being forced to sleep in everything from cars to flooded-out houses...
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- Louisiana Governor Won’t Seek 2nd Term
  Posted by Jeff from New York Times
  “While so many still suffer, I am choosing to do what I believe is best for my state. I will focus my time and my energy for the next nine months on the people’s work, not on politics. After much thought and prayer, I have decided I will not seek re-election as your governor.”
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- FEMA lost tens of millions in Katrina scams
  Posted by SoxFirst
  The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has lost tens of millions of dollars through improper and fraudulent payments. A report from the GAO shows the agency is a complete mess. Much like the Bush Government’s ethnic cleansing efforts in New Orleans.
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- Saints to Reopen Superdome Tonight
  Posted by Billbar from Associated Press
  The Saints reopen the Superdome on Monday night with a game against Atlanta that's got all the trappings of a Super Bowl, from a performance by U2 to an appearance by the first President Bush to media from around the globe. More than anything, though, the game will be a celebration of one of the country's most unique cities, and the people who call it home.
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