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January 1, 2006

Raging Wildfire Burns Oklahoma City Homes

1/01/06, AP, Raging Wildfire Burns Oklahoma City Homes

Posted on January 1, 2006 9:26 PM |

January 2, 2006

Left to Die

1/02/06 Sothern, Nation, Left to Die

Posted on January 2, 2006 7:09 AM |

Year ahead is whiter and smaller for New Orleans parties but will the city ever recover?

1/02/06 Usborne, Independent, Year ahead is whiter and smaller for New Orleans parties but will the city ever recover?

Posted on January 2, 2006 8:37 PM |

January 3, 2006

Emergencies Declared After Calif. Storms

1/03/06 AP, Emergencies Declared After Calif. Storms

Posted on January 3, 2006 9:54 PM |

January 4, 2006

Students Return to Big Changes in New Orleans

1/04/06 Saulny, NYT, Students Return to Big Changes in New Orleans

Posted on January 4, 2006 9:51 AM |

January 5, 2006

A Big Government Fix-It Plan for New Orleans

1/05/06 Nossiter, NYT, A Big Government Fix-It Plan for New Orleans

Posted on January 5, 2006 8:16 AM |

New Orleans Pies Can't Wait for SBA

1/05/06 Babcock, Wa. Post, New Orleans Pies Can't Wait for SBA

Posted on January 5, 2006 8:28 AM |

Buried Lives, Big Easy Profits - Bulldozing the Dead in New Orleans

1/05/06 Boehm, CounterPunch, Buried Lives, Big Easy Profits - Bulldozing the Dead in New Orleans

Posted on January 5, 2006 9:54 PM |

January 7, 2006

Plan Would Open All New Orleans for Rebuilding

1/07/05 Rivlin, NYT, Plan Would Open All New Orleans for Rebuilding

Posted on January 7, 2006 9:34 AM |

UN suspends Pakistan aid flights

1/07/06 BBC, UN suspends Pakistan aid flights

Posted on January 7, 2006 1:14 PM |

January 8, 2006

6.9 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Greece

1/08/06 Ayiomamitis, AP, 6.9 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Greece

Posted on January 8, 2006 8:13 AM |

January 11, 2006

New Orleans Commission to Seek Overhaul of Schools and Transit

1/11/06 Rivlin, NYT, New Orleans Commission to Seek Overhaul of Schools and Transit

Posted on January 11, 2006 6:09 AM |

January 13, 2006

2 Million Displaced By Storms

1/13/06 Hsu, Wa. Post, 2 Million Displaced By Storms

Posted on January 13, 2006 10:07 PM |

Bush Visits Gulf Coast

1/13/06 Fletcher, Wa. Post, Bush Visits Gulf Coast

Posted on January 13, 2006 10:42 PM |

January 17, 2006

At Center of Storm Destruction, Eager Few Try to Reclaim Parish

1/17/06 Saulny, NYT, At Center of Storm Destruction, Eager Few Try to Reclaim Parish

Posted on January 17, 2006 7:05 AM |

January 22, 2006

Competing Plans to Repair New Orleans Flood Protection

1/22/06 Schwartz, NYT, Competing Plans to Repair New Orleans Flood Protection

Posted on January 22, 2006 4:58 PM |

Forum for Evacuees in Atlanta Draws Small, Unhappy Crowd

1/22/06 Goodman, NYT, Forum for Evacuees in Atlanta Draws Small, Unhappy Crowd

Posted on January 22, 2006 4:58 PM |

Bush-Linked Florida Company and the Katrina Evacuation Fiasco

1/22/06 Shorrock, Bush-Linked Florida Company and the Katrina Evacuation Fiasco

Posted on January 22, 2006 9:41 PM |

January 24, 2006

White House Was Told Hurricane Posed Danger

1/24/06 Lipton, NYT, White House Was Told Hurricane Posed Danger

Posted on January 24, 2006 12:42 PM |

January 26, 2006

A Mountain of Documents on Hurricane Response, but Democrats Seek More

1/26/06 Lipton, NYT, A Mountain of Documents on Hurricane Response, but Democrats Seek More

Posted on January 26, 2006 6:31 AM |

January 27, 2006

Study Says 80% of New Orleans Blacks May Not Return

1/27/06 Dao, NYT, Study Says 80% of New Orleans Blacks May Not Return

Posted on January 27, 2006 11:51 PM |

January 28, 2006

Hurricane Investigators See 'Fog of War' at White House

1/28/06 Lipton, NYT, Hurricane Investigators See 'Fog of War' at White House

Posted on January 28, 2006 8:42 AM |

Post-Katrina Promises Unfulfilled

1/28/06 Hsu, Wa. Post, Post-Katrina Promises Unfulfilled

Posted on January 28, 2006 8:48 AM |

Major quake hits Indonesia

1/28/06 Al Jazeera, Major quake hits Indonesia

Posted on January 28, 2006 9:00 AM |

January 30, 2006

Interior Dept. Report Describes FEMA's Scant Use of Its Help

1/30/06 Lipton, Nyt, Interior Dept. Report Describes FEMA's Scant Use of Its Help

Posted on January 30, 2006 6:13 AM |

New Orleans lands a big corporate fish. Will others get away?

1/30/06 Axtman, CSM, New Orleans lands a big corporate fish. Will others get away?

Posted on January 30, 2006 6:30 AM |

February 2, 2006

Investigators Criticize Response to Hurricane

2/02/06 Lipton, NYT, Investigators Criticize Response to Hurricane

Posted on February 2, 2006 6:37 AM |

February 9, 2006

The Big Easy? Now It's Limbo Land

2/09/06 Weeks, Wa. Post, The Big Easy? Now It's Limbo Land

Posted on February 9, 2006 9:54 PM |

Storm Victims Face Big Delay to Get Trailers

2/09/06 Steinhauer & Lipton, NYT, Storm Victims Face Big Delay to Get Trailers

Posted on February 9, 2006 10:11 PM |

February 10, 2006

White House Knew of Levee's Failure on Night of Storm

2/10/06 Lipton, NYT, White House Knew of Levee's Failure on Night of Storm

Posted on February 10, 2006 5:20 AM |

A Closer Look at Some of the Documents

2/10/06 Lipton, NYT, A Closer Look at Some of the Documents

Posted on February 10, 2006 5:20 AM |

February 11, 2006

'White House knew of Katrina danger'

2/11/06 Al Jazeera, 'White House knew of Katrina danger'

Posted on February 11, 2006 9:46 PM |

Bush lied over Katrina, sacked head of disaster agency says

2/11/06 Cornwell, Independent, Bush lied over Katrina, sacked head of disaster agency says

Posted on February 11, 2006 10:38 PM |

Auditors Find Huge Fraud in FEMA Aid

2/11/06 Lipton, NYT, Auditors Find Huge Fraud in FEMA Aid

Posted on February 11, 2006 11:18 PM |

February 12, 2006

Katrina Report Spreads Blame

2/12/06 Hsu, Wa. Post, Katrina Report Spreads Blame

Posted on February 12, 2006 8:48 AM |

February 13, 2006

Republicans' Report on Katrina Assails Response

2/13/06 Lipton, NYT, Republicans' Report on Katrina Assails Response

Posted on February 13, 2006 6:23 AM |

February 16, 2006

More U.S. Aid Will Be Sought for Louisiana

2/16/06 Drew & Dao, NYT, More U.S. Aid Will Be Sought for Louisiana

Posted on February 16, 2006 5:38 AM |

February 18, 2006

1,800 Feared Dead in Philippine Mudslide

2/18/06 Sipress, Wa. Post, 1,800 Feared Dead in Philippine Mudslide

Posted on February 18, 2006 11:31 PM |

February 19, 2006

Katrina's New Underclass

2/19/06 McKinney, CP, Katrina's New Underclass

Posted on February 19, 2006 8:06 AM |

Concern Over Soil Content As Levee Repairs Continue

2/19/06 Schwartz, NYT, Concern Over Soil Content As Levee Repairs Continue

Posted on February 19, 2006 8:32 AM |

New Orleans Locals Think Katrina's Toll Is Still Rising

2/19/06 Weeks, Wa. Post, New Orleans Locals Think Katrina's Toll Is Still Rising

Posted on February 19, 2006 9:20 AM |

February 21, 2006

Louisiana Unveils a Plan With Cash to Rebuild Homes

2/21/06 Nossiter, NYT, Louisiana Unveils a Plan With Cash to Rebuild Homes

Posted on February 21, 2006 6:03 AM |

Who Was Left Behind Then? Who is Being Left Behind Now?

2/21/06 Quigley, CP, Who Was Left Behind Then? Who is Being Left Behind Now? Six Months After Katrina

Posted on February 21, 2006 10:32 PM |

February 24, 2006

White House report cites Katrina flaws

2/24/06 Al Jazeera, White House report cites Katrina flaws

Posted on February 24, 2006 9:06 PM |

Moscow Market Roof Fails, Killing 56

2/24/06 Finn, Wa. Post, Moscow Market Roof Fails, Killing 56

Posted on February 24, 2006 9:50 PM |

Will earthquake victims go home?

2/24/06 Doyle, BBC, Will earthquake victims go home?

Posted on February 24, 2006 9:54 PM |

February 26, 2006

New Orleans Running Out of Options as It Scrambles for New Loans

2/26/06 Rivlin, NYT, New Orleans Running Out of Options as It Scrambles for New Loans

Posted on February 26, 2006 7:56 AM |

Post-Katrina Rebuilders Hug Ground, Trust Levees

2/26/06 Whoriskey, Wa. Post, Post-Katrina Rebuilders Hug Ground, Trust Levees

Posted on February 26, 2006 8:20 AM |

Dueling officials slowed storm response

2/24/06 Grier, CSM, Dueling officials slowed storm response

Posted on February 26, 2006 8:30 AM |

February 27, 2006

Two-Thirds of Katrina Donations Exhausted

2/27/06 Salmon & Smith, Wa. Post, Two-Thirds of Katrina Donations Exhausted

Posted on February 27, 2006 10:01 PM |

February 28, 2006

Flood-Control Proposal Seeks Gates and 'Armored' Levees

2/28/06 Schwartz, NYT, Flood-Control Proposal Seeks Gates and 'Armored' Levees

Posted on February 28, 2006 10:20 PM |

March 1, 2006

Wildfires Threaten Oklahoma; Katrina Warnings Ignored? Rosie O'Donnell's Touch; Fugitive Fater Promised Son a Kidney

3/01/06 Anderson Cooper, CNN, Wildfires Threaten Oklahoma; Katrina Warnings Ignored? Rosie O'Donnell's Touch; Fugitive Fater Promised Son a Kidney

Posted on March 1, 2006 6:32 AM |

Storm's Missing: Lives Not Lost but Disconnected

3/01/06 Dewan, NYT, Storm's Missing: Lives Not Lost but Disconnected

Posted on March 1, 2006 9:26 PM |

Divers Work the Gulf Floor to Undo What Hurricanes Did

3/01/06 Mouawad, NYT, Divers Work the Gulf Floor to Undo What Hurricanes Did

Posted on March 1, 2006 9:31 PM |

Tape: Bush, Chertoff Warned Before Katrina

3/01/06 Ebrahim & Solomon, AP, Tape: Bush, Chertoff Warned Before Katrina

Posted on March 1, 2006 10:55 PM |

March 2, 2006

Transcript shows governments underestimated Katrina

3/02/06 CNN, Transcript shows governments underestimated Katrina LIE LIE

Posted on March 2, 2006 6:28 AM |

Video Shows Bush Being Warned on Katrina

3/02/06 Hsu & Weeks, Wa. Post, Video Shows Bush Being Warned on Katrina

Posted on March 2, 2006 11:25 PM |

March 3, 2006

Debating a Shipping Shortcut That Turned Against New Orleans

3/03/06 Schwartz, NYT, Debating a Shipping Shortcut That Turned Against New Orleans

Posted on March 3, 2006 6:17 AM |

Katrina Video Refuels Debate Over Response

3/03/06 Baker & Hsu, Wa. Post, Katrina Video Refuels Debate Over Response Government Officials' Katrina Teleconference

Posted on March 3, 2006 6:23 AM |

March 6, 2006

Levee Fixes Falling Short, Experts Warn

3/06/06 Warrick, Wa. Post, Levee Fixes Falling Short, Experts Warn

Posted on March 6, 2006 6:06 AM |

March 8, 2006

Tough Hurdles for Companies in Move Back to New Orleans

3/08/06 Rivlin, NYT, Tough Hurdles for Companies in Move Back to New Orleans

Posted on March 8, 2006 10:21 PM |

Warning Sounded About Levees

3/08/06 Warrick, Wa. Post, Warning Sounded About Levees

Posted on March 8, 2006 10:38 PM |

March 12, 2006

In Mississippi, Katrina Yields Bitter Harvest

3/12/06 Hsa, Wa. Post, In Mississippi, Katrina Yields Bitter Harvest

Posted on March 12, 2006 6:47 AM |

March 13, 2006

The Gulf Rush

3/13/06 Cooper, ITT, The Gulf Rush

Posted on March 13, 2006 6:09 AM |

Hurricanes Past and Future Speed Hiring by FEMA

3/13/06 Barr, Wa. Post, Hurricanes Past and Future Speed Hiring by FEMA

Posted on March 13, 2006 10:13 PM |

March 14, 2006

Storm-Wracked Parish Considers Hired Guns

3/14/06 Merle, Wa. Post, Storm-Wracked Parish Considers Hired Guns

Posted on March 14, 2006 5:34 AM |

March 15, 2006

Forecast on Shrunken New Orleans

3/15/06 AP, Forecast on Shrunken New Orleans

Posted on March 15, 2006 9:35 PM |

March 18, 2006

FEMA wants to recover money it wasted

3/18/06 CHB, FEMA wants to recover money it wasted

Posted on March 18, 2006 7:34 AM |

March 21, 2006

Cyclone sweeps into Queensland and destroys crops for miles around

3/21/06 Taylor, Independent, Cyclone sweeps into Queensland and destroys crops for miles around

Posted on March 21, 2006 5:58 AM |

New Orleans Mayor Backs Building Plan

3/21/06 AP, New Orleans Mayor Backs Building Plan

Posted on March 21, 2006 6:07 AM |

March 23, 2006

Katrina lost child mission ends

3/23/06 BBC, Katrina lost child mission ends

Posted on March 23, 2006 5:10 AM |

March 25, 2006

Army Corps Is Faulted on New Orleans Levees

3/25/06 Warrick & Whoriskey, NYT, Army Corps Is Faulted on New Orleans Levees

Posted on March 25, 2006 5:52 AM |

March 29, 2006

After Hard Lessons, a New Game Plan for Hurricane Seasons

3/29/06 Alford, NYT, After Hard Lessons, a New Game Plan for Hurricane Seasons

Posted on March 29, 2006 6:09 AM |

March 31, 2006

Levee Repair Costs Triple

3/31/06 Whoriskey & Hsu, Wa. Post, Levee Repair Costs Triple

Posted on March 31, 2006 11:26 PM |

April 4, 2006

Race Is at Fore as Vote Nears in New Orlean

4/04/06 Nossiter, NYT, Race Is at Fore as Vote Nears in New Orlean

Posted on April 4, 2006 8:23 PM |

Groups Say Tests Show Contamination Near New Orleans

4/04/06 Reuters, Groups Say Tests Show Contamination Near New Orleans

Posted on April 4, 2006 10:17 PM |

April 5, 2006

Workers in the Aftermath of Katrina

4/05/06 Brenner, CounterPunch, Workers in the Aftermath of Katrina

Posted on April 5, 2006 10:03 PM |

For Gulf towns, anxious wait on flood plain status

4/05/06 Jonsson, CSM, For Gulf towns, anxious wait on flood plain status

Posted on April 5, 2006 10:29 PM |

FEMA Trailer Park Fails to Survive Storm From Residents

4/05/06 Nossiter, NYT, FEMA Trailer Park Fails to Survive Storm From Residents

Posted on April 5, 2006 10:39 PM |

April 8, 2006

11 More Killed in Tennessee as Tornadoes Strike Again

4/08/06 Emery, NYT, 11 More Killed in Tennessee as Tornadoes Strike Again

Posted on April 8, 2006 9:20 AM |

April 11, 2006

In New Orleans, more bodies and questions

4/11/06 Dewan, NYT, In New Orleans, more bodies and questions

Posted on April 11, 2006 6:40 AM |

April 13, 2006

Lenient Rule Set for Rebuilding in New Orleans

4/13/06 Nossiter & Schwartz, NYT, Lenient Rule Set for Rebuilding in New Orleans

Posted on April 13, 2006 6:52 AM |

April 14, 2006

Waste in Katrina Response Is Cited

4/14/06 Hsu, Wa. Post, Waste in Katrina Response Is Cited

Posted on April 14, 2006 9:47 PM |

In Battered La. Parish, Fears for the Future

4/14/06 Whoriskey, Wa. Post, In Battered La. Parish, Fears for the Future

Posted on April 14, 2006 9:47 PM |

Plan allows entire Big Easy to be rebuilt

4/14/06 Jonnson, CSM, Plan allows entire Big Easy to be rebuilt

Posted on April 14, 2006 9:57 PM |

April 16, 2006

Some in Texas Still Reeling From Rita

4/16/06 Moreno, Wa. Post, Some in Texas Still Reeling From Rita

Posted on April 16, 2006 6:36 AM |

April 18, 2006

Storm Evacuees Found to Suffer Health Setbacks

4/18/06 Dewan, NYT, Storm Evacuees Found to Suffer Health Setbacks The Health of Children Displaced By Hurricane Katrina

Posted on April 18, 2006 5:55 AM |

April 20, 2006

Storm Evacuees Are Straining Texas Hosts

4/20/06 Steinhauer, NYT, Storm Evacuees Are Straining Texas Hosts

Posted on April 20, 2006 5:46 AM |

April 21, 2006

For Hurricane Victims, a Flawed System

4/21/06 Nixon & Eaton, NYT, For Hurricane Victims, a Flawed System

Posted on April 21, 2006 7:25 AM |

April 23, 2006

Runoff Election Is Set for New Orleans Mayor's Race

4/23/06 Nossiter, NYT, Runoff Election Is Set for New Orleans Mayor's Race

Posted on April 23, 2006 7:43 AM |

Katrina's Tide Carries Many to Hopeful Shores

4/23/06 DeParle, NYT, Katrina's Tide Carries Many to Hopeful Shores

Posted on April 23, 2006 7:46 AM |

April 24, 2006

Vote for Mayor Points to Change in New Orleans

4/24/06 Nossiter, NYT, Vote for Mayor Points to Change in New Orleans

Posted on April 24, 2006 10:19 PM |

After Reaching the Shelter at the End of the Line, Evacuees Are Forced to Move On

4/24/06 Dewan, NYT, After Reaching the Shelter at the End of the Line, Evacuees Are Forced to Move On

Posted on April 24, 2006 10:24 PM |

April 25, 2006

White voters turn against Mayor of New Orleans

4/25/06 Usborne, Independent, White voters turn against Mayor of New Orleans

Posted on April 25, 2006 9:16 PM |

In Rebuilding as in the Disaster, Wealth and Class Help Define New Orleans

4/25/06 Rivlin, NYT, In Rebuilding as in the Disaster, Wealth and Class Help Define New Orleans

Posted on April 25, 2006 9:35 PM |

April 27, 2006

Senate Panel Urges FEMA Dismantling

4/27/06 Lipton, NYT, Senate Panel Urges FEMA Dismantling

Posted on April 27, 2006 12:17 PM |

Evacuees Find Housing Grants Will End Soon

4/27/06 Dewan, NYT, Evacuees Find Housing Grants Will End Soon

Posted on April 27, 2006 12:17 PM |

April 30, 2006

Insurers Retreat From Coasts