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Kristin Bell rescued a Hurricane Katrina dog
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.Ex-Bush aides say he never recovered from Katrina
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.Makin' It Right With Mike Holmes and Brad Pitt
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.
Army Corps of Engineers Blamed for Katrina Flooding
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.
Black Baby with blue eyes ** Laren Galloway
Laren Galloway has a good Scottish surname. His parents are from New Orleans and the fact that they are both African-Americans and have produced a blue-eyed baby is amazing.
Laren is an adorable African American baby with crystal clear blue eyes.
Floating house could ride New Orleans’ floods
A house capable of floating atop rising floodwaters made its debut Tuesday in New Orleans alongside more than a dozen other homes built through actor Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation. Called the FLOAT House, the unique home aims to answer the challenge posed by the Big Easy’s flood risk, starkly illustrated by the rising waters of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
“I wanted to float it down the Mississippi River to New Orleans,” architect Thom Mayne says with a chuckle while in New Orleans for Tuesday’s event.
Obama makes first trip to New Orleans as president
By EILEEN SULLIVAN, Associated Press Writer Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama, who accused former President George W. Bush of leading a government "that sits on its hands while a major American city drowns," is hearing directly from New Orleans residents who have struggled to rebuild their city since the 2005 hurricane season. Obama arrives in New Orleans Thursday on his first presidential trip to the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast.Obama: New Orleans will be better than ever
NEW ORLEANS – President Barack Obama defended himself Thursday against critics in New Orleans and across the Katrina-ravaged Gulf Coast who feel recovery help has not come soon enough from his administration.
Making his first stop as president in the region devastated by Hurricane Katrina over four years ago, Obama appeared at a town hall gathering to hear residents' concerns in person. One man asked why federal damage reimbursements are coming to locals so slowly and in amounts far less than needed.
Woman's lottery hoax causes riot at Ohio Burlington Coat Factory store
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A woman being driven around in a rented limousine pulled up at a coat store and announced she'd won the lottery and would pay for everyone's purchases, police said, but she ended up causing a riot when customers realized it was a hoax. Angry customers threw merchandise around and looted, leaving the store looking as though a hurricane had passed through it, police said. Linda Brown was arrested Tuesday after an hours-long shopping spree that began when she hired a stretch Hummer limousine to drop her off at a Burlington Coat Factory store, police Sgt.Weak himself, Obama draws strength from Bush
Weak himself, Obama draws strength from Bush By: Michael Barone Senior Political Analyst October 7, 2009 (AP) In trying to understand what is happening in the nation and world, we all employ narratives -- story lines that indicate where things are going and what is likely to happen next. We can check the validity of these narratives by observing whether events move in the indicated direction. If so, the narrative is confirmed.
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