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New Orleans Rising: Katrina's Wrath, a City's Resilience
By Jason Berry - Politics DailyNEW ORLEANS -- Sunday marks the fifth year since Hurricane Katrina pounded the Gulf Coast. The next day saw the failure of a federally managed levee system (by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), which caused 80 percent of New Orleans to go underwater. This weekend the city is filled with events that recall the epic destruction and aching diaspora, while promoting the persona of a city reborn. The national media has descended in force. Of the many network specials,"Witness: Katrina," which airs Monday night on National Geographic Channel, is a superb visual narrative drawn from video shot by ...
Nagin and Brown Now Agree: US Not Prepared for Another Katrina
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(Aug. 27) -- Five years after Hurricane Katrina pummeled New Orleans, the city's former mayor, Ray Nagin, and ex-Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown finally agree on one thing: The country remains unprepared for another storm of such magnitude. "I don't see any major changes that we've done in this country," Nagin said on NBC's "Today" show today. "I agree with the mayor," added Brown. "I think the systemic failures that we have there have not truly been addressed." Americans are of the same mind. A new poll released by the Pew Research Center this week found that ...
Report: After Katrina, Police Were Given Green Light to 'Shoot Looters'
By David Knowles - AOL News(Aug. 25) -- Just following orders? An explosive new investigation conducted by the New Orleans Times-Picayune, ProPublica and PBS's "Frontline" concludes that in the lawless days following Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans police officers were told that they had the authority to open fire on residents suspected of looting with live rounds. "We have the authority by martial law to shoot looters," Capt. James Scott told more than a dozen officers, according to a videotape made by an officer who attended a police briefing that was viewed by reporters. That apparent directive -- which came as ...
The Katrina 4: Where Are They Now?
By Mara Gay - AOL News(Aug. 25) -- It has been nearly five years since President George W. Bush turned to then-FEMA director Michael Brown and spoke those words: "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job." On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast, killing more than 1,300 people and flooding New Orleans in one of the worst disasters the United States has ever seen. For some public figures, the hurricane was the beginning of a political storm as well. As floodwaters receded, images of a lawless New Orleans ensured that criticism of the government's response to the disaster only rose. AP Four ...
Washington in 60 Seconds -- Nancy Pelosi Tells Her Enemies: 'Thank You'
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyGood morning, Capitolists! Now that Hollywood celebrities have had their fun at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, it's time for your fearless leaders to focus more on work and less on getting a cameo on "Entourage." Here's what's making news now that the nation's capital is back to business. - Pelosi's Only Rule. Paul Kane at the Washington Post writes up the roots of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's power in Washington. White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel says she learned boss politics at the knee of her father, the mayor of Baltimore, while Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) ...
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