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- Calif. fires overwhelm firefighters - Weather
  Posted by Jeff from MSNBC
  It's another Katrina-sized disaster. The Bush administration isn't ready. The National Guard isn't at full force. The Pentagon has few resources to offer. This is the cost of fighting a war overseas without investing in our own infrastructure at home.
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- New Orleans 'still a flood risk'
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  Large parts of New Orleans are still at risk of floods nearly two years after Katrina, a US Army report says.
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- State Farm accused of Katrina racketeering - U.S. Business
  Posted by Jeff from MSNBC
  State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. engaged in a "pattern of racketeering" by manipulating engineering reports on Hurricane Katrina damage so the company could deny policyholder claims, lawyers for a group of Mississippi homeowners allege in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.
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- How much worse can it get for Hurricane Katrina Victims?
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  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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muckraker comments on:
How much worse can it get for Hurricane Katrina Victims?

One of the many tragedies of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina three years ago was the fact that insurance companies used the event to systematically deny claims, leaving victims further in desperate straits. That shouldn’t happen following any natural disaster, and even though the immediate storm effects did not cause as much damage as predicted, there are sure to be plenty of claims for flood damages throughout the Midwest and along Gustav’s path. If you or someone you know has been denied an insurance claim related to Gustav: that would be a site you should visit.

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8:47 pm 9/11/08
muckraker comments on:
New Orleans considers evacuation as Gustav looms

One of the many tragedies of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina three years ago was the fact that insurance companies used the event to systematically deny claims, leaving victims further in desperate straits. That shouldn’t happen following any natural disaster, and even though the immediate storm effects did not cause as much damage as predicted, there are sure to be plenty of claims for flood damages throughout the Midwest and along Gustav’s path. If you or someone you know has been denied an insurance claim related to Gustav: that would be a site you should visit.

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7:55 am 9/05/08
muckraker comments on:
Gustav plows through Caymans

One of the many tragedies of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina three years ago was the fact that insurance companies used the event to systematically deny claims, leaving victims further in desperate straits. That shouldn’t happen following any natural disaster, and even though the immediate storm effects did not cause as much damage as predicted, there are sure to be plenty of claims for flood damages throughout the Midwest and along Gustav’s path. If you or someone you know has been denied an insurance claim related to Gustav: that would be a site you should visit.

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7:50 am 9/05/08
muckraker comments on:
Thousands flee as Gustav grows toward Category 5

One of the many tragedies of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina three years ago was the fact that insurance companies used the event to systematically deny claims, leaving victims further in desperate straits. That shouldn’t happen following any natural disaster, and even though the immediate storm effects did not cause as much damage as predicted, there are sure to be plenty of claims for flood damages throughout the Midwest and along Gustav’s path. If you or someone you know has been denied an insurance claim related to Gustav: that would be a site you should visit.

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7:48 am 9/05/08
elizabeth3405 comments on:
Thousands flee as Gustav grows toward Category 5

It is unfortunate… wishing the best to the people and pets of New Orleans.

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8:30 pm 8/30/08
Jeff comments on:
Thousands flee as Gustav grows toward Category 5

Mayor Nagin has announced a mandatory evacuation of New Orleans.

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6:24 pm 8/30/08
rwtaylor comments on:
Bush White House: Foreign Katrina aid rejected, unused

Didn’t you know?

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8:59 am 5/06/07