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New Orleans EMS Gets Praise, But Little Else

emsresponder.com
9 hrs ago
        

More than three years after Katrina chased them from their Moss Street headquarters and flooded 25 of their 40 ambulances, the city's EMS services are still operating out of trailers in an Ernest N. Morial Convention Center...

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ACORN, PUBLIC HOUSING & POST-KATRINA N.O.: DEFENDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING?

worldproutassembly.org
yesterday
        

These findings suggest that movements elsewhere in the country fighting to defend public housing should not operate on the assumption that ACORN is an actual or potential ally. At the very least, activists need to examine...

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6 seek to unseat scandal-plagued La. congressman

iht.com
03-Oct-2008 11 related
        

Facing the most important election of his life, indicted U.S. Rep. William Jefferson of Louisiana is trying to keep the focus on his influence in Washington, hoping voters would ignore the corruption scandal that has plagued him.

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Lesson Plans: Starting Over (Again) in New Orleans

nytimes.com
03-Oct-2008
        

Aug. 29, 2008, marked the end of the second week of my second year teaching at Craig Elementary school, one of nearly 35 public schools that make up the Recovery School District, a state run system created in 2005 to reform New...

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Caracas: Murder capital of the world (Chavez's paradise!)

freerepublic.com
02-Oct-2008 3 related
        

By David Paulin Caracas now ranks as the world's No. 1 murder capital, according to Foreign Policy magazine. It's an assessment that will surprise few credible Venezuela watchers. During President Hugo Chávez's tumultuous...

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Candidates convene for ecological colloquy

loyolamaroon.com
02-Oct-2008
        

On Sept. 27 Loyola University hosted a moderated question-and-answer forum on environmental issues in Louis J. Roussel Hall for the candidates running in the second congressional district race. The event aimed to provide open...

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Speaker stresses being prepared

montgomeryadvertiser.com
30-Sep-2008
        

The man New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin called "a John Wayne dude" for his work directing the deployment of National Guard troops in New Orleans after Hur­ricane Katrina brought a mes­sage of preparedness to Mont­gomery on...

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Complaint says city demolishing homes in good condition

wwltv.com
30-Sep-2008
        

An attorney for the city, Franz Zibilich, said the new allegations "have no merit whatsoever." The request, on behalf of residents with pending demolitions in the city after Hurricane Katrina, is part of a long-running...

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msn.com: Texas, La. ask Congress for storm money msn.com

Texas, La. ask Congress for storm money

msn.com
23-Sep-2008 13 related
        

At least $12 billion sought for rebuilding after Ike, Gustav Nolan Bell was removing ruined furniture from a store Tuesday in downtown Galveston, Texas. Gulf Coast officials asked lawmakers on Tuesday for fast federal...

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900 Ike Evacuees Remain In San Antonio

cbs11tv.com
23-Sep-2008 11 related
        

During a tour of a San Antonio shelter where 900 evacuees remained, Gov. Rick Perry said he understands folks are anxious to get home to begin recovery, but that he was pleased with state and local response to the disaster...

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