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Hurricane Katrina

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Apr 01

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Extended Interview: Historian Arnold Hirsch

As part of a series on post-Katrina housing in New Orleans, NewsHour correspondent Betty Ann Bowser interviewed University of New Orleans history professor Arnold Hirsch about the history of public housing in New Orleans and the rest of the United…

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Apr 01

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In New Orleans, Reinventing the Idea of Public Housing

As New Orleans recovers from Hurricane Katrina, public housing units set for demolition will be replaced by "neighborhood-style" communities that will be available to residents with a mix of income levels -- a plan that has raised some debate in…

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Apr 01

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Extended Interview: Former HUD Chief Alphonso Jackson

As part of a NewsHour series on post-Hurricane Katrina housing in New Orleans, Betty Ann Bowser interviewed former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Alphonso Jackson about options for displaced public housing residents.

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Mar 14

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FEMA Works to Move Evacuees Out of Trailer Homes

In the second in a series of reports on Gulf Coast housing problems, Betty Ann Bowser examines FEMA's plans to find more permanent housing for hurricane evacuees who have spent months living in trailers.

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Mar 13

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Katrina Victims Still Struggle With Housing Problems

The Centers for Disease Control found high levels of formaldehyde in trailers issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to house Hurricane Katrina victims. In the first of a series of reports, Betty Ann Bowser examines the housing problems along…

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Feb 14

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Hurricane Victims Should Leave Toxic Trailers, CDC Says

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Federal officials said Thursday they will intensify efforts to move Gulf Coast hurricane victims out of some 38,000 government-issued trailers as quickly as possible after tests found toxic levels of formaldehyde fumes.

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Feb 08

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New Orleans Schools Chief Aims to Curb Dropout Rate

In the latest in a series of reports on how education leaders are endeavoring to reform troubled urban schools, education correspondent John Merrow returns to New Orleans to check in on the city's efforts to repair its struggling school system.

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Nov 23

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Schools Chief in New Orleans Faces Tough Road to Rebuilding

In the newest in a series of reports on reforming troubled school systems, John Merrow returns to New Orleans for an update on how the city's schools chief is faring in his attempts to enact change in a system still…

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Oct 26

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California Wildfire Response Compared to Katrina; U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Iran

The government's response to the California wildfires evoked comparisons with Hurricane Katrina, while the United States imposed new sanctions against Iran. Analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's news.

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Oct 23

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Heavy Rain Floods Parts of New Orleans

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Heavy storms in New Orleans Monday dumped eight inches of rain and caused flooding as the city struggles to fully recover from the impact of Hurricane Katrina.

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