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Post-K, Molly Gets a New Leg!
http://charleyana.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ post-k-molly-gets-a-new-leg/The PoliticalCat is a true friend of New Orleans who consistently posts stories of our struggle for recovery. Today she posted a truly amazing Katrina animal survival story. Even if you’re not an “animal person” you will be inspired by this horse’s resiliency.
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Former Corps of Engineers worker, subcontractor indicted for bribery
http://pursuingholiness.com/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ former-corps-of-engineers-worker-subc…Good news: The U.S. Justice Department says a former Army Corps of Engineers worker and a subcontractor have been indicted on bribery charges stemming from an investigation into levee work after Hurricane Katrina.
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Louisiana Road Home Workshop
http://katrinaconnection.com/ blog/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ louisiana-road-home-workshop/Louisiana Road Home Workshop May 15th, 2008 . by katrina connection From the NEW ORLEANS SURVIVOR COUNCIL: The New Orleans Survivor Council is a non-profit organization started by residents who are working to bring their people home.
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Manufacturing weak in April
http://money-employment.marc8.com/ manufacturing-weak-aprilManufacturing weak in April Economic news - CNNMoney.com Thu, 05/15/2008 - 09:37 Industrial production fell in April, matching the largest decline since the one following Hurricane Katrina, according to a report released by the Federal Reserve on Thursday.
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Recommended Reading: Unquiet Grave
http://chronicdiscontent.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ recommended-reading-unquie…Recommended Reading: Unquiet Grave Posted on May 15, 2008 by chronicdiscontent It was 1 a.m. today when I finished Unquiet Grave: The FBI and the Struggle for the Soul of Indian Country by Steve Hendricks. The book has kept me up late all week with its detailed accounts of murder and bombs and rape and the American Indian Movement’s fight against entrenched racism in South Dakota.
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FEMA parks closing June 1
http://politicsandwine.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ fema-parks-closing-june-1.htmlBILOXI --Residents living in FEMA trailer parks are panicking about where they will live when the temporary housing program ends June 1. Some residents have flooded a local mission group with phone calls, asking for help finding and moving into new homes.
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Habitats Mission
http://shirabatsarah.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ habitats-mission.htmlHabitats Mission This past week Jimmy Carter, Rosalyn Carter, and Habitat for Humanity have been doing a rebuilding blitz along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. I was hoping that this blitz would alleviate some of the problems with affordable housing. Before Hurricane Katrina, apartments and rental houses could be found for around $400 a month.
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Rebuilding with faith in New Orleans
http://southernstudies.org/ facingsouth/ 2008/ 05/ rebuilding-with-faith-in-new-…I'm in New Orleans this week with The Isaiah Funds, a new inter-faith effort to boost long-term rebuilding in the Gulf Coast. Faith groups were the unsung heroes of the Katrina response. It's difficult to find a storm victim in New Orleans or coastal Mississippi who didn't in some way benefit from the work of faith institutions, when help was hard to find from government and other channels.
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Edwards: Are you Sure That was an Endorsement or a Rememinder of What Obama Isn’t
http://blackhippychick.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ edwards-are-you-sure-that-wa…What the media partrays and shows as a sound bite of Edwards saying one good thing about Obama is about Edwards saying one good thing about Obama; otherwise it was a Hillary fan speech, combined with an Edwards stump speech that ended up splashing a very cold bucket of water on the attendees of the
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Unprecedented Media Spin - Who sets the agenda for the mainstream news?
http://annarees7897.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ unprecedented-and-media-spin-who-set…September 11, 2001- The Day the World Changed? An eitorial review for the book September 11th, 2001 by Max Frankel: On Tuesday September 11, our world changed forever. The United States was attacked by an unknown terrorist organization. Word of this attack spread instantaneously around the world.