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Michael Brown, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, resigned Monday following a barrage of criticism of his agency's handling of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

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With two days remaining before 191 U.N. member nations meet to reform the embattled organization, states have yet to agree on a document intended to guide the world body in the 21st century.

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President Bush began a two-day tour of Hurricane Katrina-affected areas in New Orleans Monday, as signs of life began to emerge in the flooded historic city.

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The largest mass migration in the Unites States since the 1930s has left nearly a million people homeless, jobless and in unfamiliar territory following Hurricane Katrina. Following a report from Baton Rouge, three experts discuss the immense challenges ahead.

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A report from Louisiana about the post-Hurricane Katrina threats to public health.

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In a major victory for the Bush administration, a federal appeals court decided Friday that the president has the authority to detain enemy combatants.

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency's mission is to "lead America to prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters with a vision of 'A Nation Prepared.'"…

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For the nation's insurance companies, the Aug. 29, 2005 landfall of Hurricane Katrina, and subsequent flooding that caused thousands to flee their homes, is shaping up to be the costliest domestic natural disaster in U.S. history.

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Engineers have begun repairing levees damaged in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina hit, and researchers are using the hurricane's data to try to lengthen warning times.

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The House and Senate on Thursday quickly approved an additional $52 billion for the Hurricane Katrina relief effort, bringing the total federal cost of the recovery to $62 billion, easily eclipsing spending on any domestic disaster.

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