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FDIC Head to Lead Gulf Coast Recovery

By PBS News Hour

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.

Slow Recovery in Pakistan

Following a report from Pakistan on the efforts to deliver aid to earthquake survivors, U.N. Undersecretary General Jan Egeland, who is in charge of U.N. relief efforts in Pakistan, provides an assessment of the recovery.

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U.N. Appeals for Money to Help Quake Survivors

By PBS News Hour

U.N. officials said Friday that money will run out before aid can reach survivors of the Oct. 8 earthquake in Pakistani Kashmir unless the international community provides more assistance.

Wilma Sweeps Across Florida

An update on Hurricane Wilma and its damage as it moved north along the east coast of Florida Tuesday.

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Hurricane Wilma Tears Across Florida

By PBS News Hour

Hurricane Wilma, the eighth hurricane to hit Florida in just over 14 months, plowed across the Sunshine State Monday, downing power lines, bending palm trees and lashing rain across the peninsula with winds sustained at 125-mph.