Jul 23, 2008 -
MIAMI - Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami say Hurricane Dolly has strengthened to a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds near 100 mph.
The storm center is about 30 miles east-northeast of Brownsville, Texas.
The eye will cross the coast near the Texas/Mexico border in a few hours.
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Apr 18, 2008 -
Kristin Bell came to the rescue of a dog hauled from the wreckage of Hurricane Katrina.
The Heroes star couldn’t resist taking in the pooch after the pair was introduced - even though she already had two dogs in her care.
But Bell admits the dog has a few bad habits: “She’s an 11-year-old black Labrador with no teeth, one ear and she breathes like Darth Vader.
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Nov 21, 2009 -
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Sep 07, 2008 -
As Hurricane Ike barrels toward South Florida, Americans can be sure they won't have to endure another catastrophic failure of a hurricane protection system. That's because South Florida doesn't have a hurricane protection system. As South Floridians like to say: Ay dios mio!
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Nov 19, 2009 -
Corps' operation of MR-GO doomed homes in St. Bernard, Lower 9th Ward, judge rules
By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune
November 19, 2009, 6:00AM
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In a groundbreaking decision, a federal judge ruled late Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers' mismanagement of maintenance at the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet was directly responsible for flood damage in St. Bernard Parish and the Lower 9th Ward after Hurricane Katrina.
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Aug 27, 2008 -
As Tropical Storm Gustav gains strength and heads straight into the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana residents can feel a lot better about replacing the blubbering Blanco with Mr. Bobby Jindal as their elected Governor. Unlike Blanco and Nagin who seemed to be caught off guard with a hurricane - which are yearly threats to their state and city - Jindal is already planning ahead... almost a week ahead.
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Dec 30, 2008 -
Two former advisers speak candidly about political impact of hurricane
The Associated Press
updated 9:23 a.m. CT, Tues., Dec. 30, 2008
WASHINGTON - Hurricane Katrina not only pulverized the Gulf Coast in 2005, it knocked the bully pulpit out from under President George W.
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Apr 07, 2009 -
Tonight, the first of a two part special airs with Mike Holmes of "Holmes on Homes" in New Orleans.
Holmes, known for his trademark overalls and his commitment to "make it right" took him to New Orleans to connect with Brad Pitt, who founded Make It Right, to build new homes in New Orleans.
Holmes and his crew spent three months enduring rain storms and extreme heat to build a home for a family who lived in the lower 9th ward and lost theirs in Hurricane Katrina.
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Nov 08, 2009 -
' I won't let you down. '
That's not to say it's an easy purpose, or a convenient one. It might very well seem hard or even impossible, but it only looks that way.
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Feb 01, 2009 -
VATICAN CITY - An Austrian pastor who has been quoted as calling Hurricane Katrina God's punishment for sin in New Orleans is being promoted to the rank of bishop.
The Vatican announced Saturday that Pope Benedict XVI has tapped the Rev. Gerhard Wagner, 54, to be auxiliary bishop in Linz, Austria.
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