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Dec. 15, 2005
On Thursday, the White House asked for another $1.5 billion to rebuild New Orleans' levee system, roughly doubling the federal commitment. Following a background report, Donald Powell, the federal coordinator for Gulf Coast recovery, explains how the added funds will be used to strengthen the levee system.
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Dec. 13, 2005
The Federal Emergency Management Agency must extend by one month its deadline for payment of hotel rooms for victims of Hurricane Katrina, a federal judge ruled Monday.
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Nov. 24, 2005
Three months after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, many families are still struggling to find new jobs, homes and a return to a normal lifestyle.
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Nov. 22, 2005
Following a background report, three experts discuss Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts and the struggles of Louisiana officials to come up with funds to finance reconstruction.
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Nov. 18, 2005
Jeffrey Brown traveled with jazz musician Michael White and documentary filmmaker Michael Murphy to visit White's home in one of the flood-ravaged sections of the city. After touring the damage to his home, White and Brown discussed the situation in New Orleans and whether true jazz can and will return to the Big Easy.
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Nov. 9, 2005
As part of Virginia's "Turn Around Specialist Program," Principal Parker Land took a pay cut and moved from an affluent suburb to an inner-city school on the state's warning list. In this first part of a yearlong series, education correspondent John Merrow follows Land's challenges in the first week of school.
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Nov. 8, 2005
A science unit report looks at the environmental cleanup in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina inundated the city with filthy floodwater. Federal and state officials are at odds with environmental groups over the danger posed by toxins found in and around houses in New Orleans.
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Nov. 1, 2005
The New Orleans public school system, which suffered from corruption, internal scandals and structural problems before Hurricane Katrina, took a damaging hit from the storm. School officials say they will rebuild the system starting from scratch and hope to open some repaired schools in November.
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Nov. 1, 2005
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff tapped Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Donald Powell Tuesday to head the federal government's effort to rebuild areas of the Gulf Coast devastated by hurricanes Rita and Katrina.
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Oct. 20, 2005
The Army Corps of Engineers sent a team of engineers to investigate the New Orleans levee failures after Hurricane Katrina.
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Oct. 20, 2005
Mississippi residents packed into town hall meetings this week to offer their views of how to rebuild the coastline damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
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Oct. 17, 2005
Jutting from the coastline in Biloxi, Miss., casino barges have brought a steady stream of revenue to the area and created thousands of jobs for the once depressed coastal community of some 50,000 residents.
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Oct. 14, 2005
Essayist Chris Rose reflects on the eccentricities of New Orleans and his trepidation over proposals to redesign the Crescent City.
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Oct. 14, 2005
More than 193,000 barrels of oil -- some 7 million gallons -- spilled along the Louisiana coastline in August 2005 when Hurricane Katrina hit.
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Oct. 14, 2005
Officials in New Orleans, a city twice flooded by hurricanes in 2005, now face the challenge of rebuilding one of America's most unique cities while making it safe for residents to live and work.
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Oct. 14, 2005
The devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina will reshape the communities along the Gulf Coast for generations to come, but as the city of Galveston, Texas can attest, it not the first time a major storm has changed the direction of a city.
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Oct. 14, 2005
The devastation left by hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the Gulf Coast will require the largest recovery and rebuilding effort ever undertaken by the United States.
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Oct. 6, 2005
A report from Louisiana explores the problems of finding housing for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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Oct. 6, 2005
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will reassess some no-bid contracts awarded in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, acting FEMA head R. David Paulison said Thursday.
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Oct. 4, 2005
Awards to private contractors to aid recovery along the Gulf Coast make the largest transfer of federal fund into private hands. Most of the contracts were awarded with little or no bidding, worrying government watchdog groups. A report from Louisiana gives an overview of their contributions.
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Oct. 4, 2005
Signs of normalcy continued to return to New Orleans Tuesday as officials ended their door-to-door sweep for corpses and some schoolchildren returned to classes.
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Sept. 30, 2005
With the city still largely in tatters and engineers studying how to fix the levee system, New Orleans officials and planners are looking at the challenges and opportunities facing the city as it looks to rebuild.
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Sept. 29, 2005
The media's coverage of Hurricane Katrina's aftermath has been criticized as some news reports of rapes and murders in parts of New Orleans appear to be unfounded. Following a background report, two media experts and a journalist who covered the storm discuss problems in catastrophe coverage.
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Sept. 28, 2005
A report from New Orleans about how the Algiers district is recovering from Hurricane Katrina, followed by some new information about the search for and identification of those killed in New Orleans.
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Sept. 27, 2005
As hurricane survivors return to their damaged homes, some are facing problems collecting insurance claims. A report from Louisiana looks at the filing process and why wind or flood damage classifications make a big difference.
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Sept. 27, 2005
Former Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Michael Brown defended his role in the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina, blaming the slow reaction on the lack of preparedness at the state and local level.
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Sept. 23, 2005
A report from Baker, La. about the stress many communities are facing from taking in Hurricane Katrina evacuees.
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Sept. 23, 2005
Political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the political impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the growing federal budget deficit, the John Roberts vote and their thoughts on who might replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
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Sept. 21, 2005
A report from New Orleans about the return of city business owners and their hopes that the levees will hold off Hurricane Rita.
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Sept. 20, 2005
With mounting costs for the Hurricane Katrina clean up falling into the hands of the federal government, politicians began arguing about finding a way to pay for the bill. Following a background report, two guests discuss the economic implications of paying for Katrina.