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• Katrina Victims Lose In Appeals Court

  Published: August 3, 2007, 9:34 am

  Tags: Judicial Issues, Hurricane Katrina

  (h/t NonnyMouse) Hurricane Katrina victims whose homes and businesses were destroyed when floodwaters breached levees in the 2005 storm cannot recover money from their insurance companies for the damages, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. The case could affect thousands of rebuilding residents and business owners in Louisiana. Robert

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• New Orleans Cop acquitted of police brutality in beating of black senior citizen

  Published: July 25, 2007, 7:08 pm

  Tags: Lance Schilling, Racist Judges, Stuart Smith, Robert Evangelist, Frank Marullo, Power Games, Robert Davis, Racism, Race, New Orleans Katrina, Racial Profiling, Police Brutality, Politics

  Quarter after Hurricane Katrina was acquitted Tuesday by a judge who heard the case without a jury. “I didn’t even find this a close call,” said District Judge Frank Marullo. Robert Evangelist, 37, had been charged with beating Robert Davis, 66, during an arrest videotaped by an Associated Press Television News crew the

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• Minneapolis Bridge Victims' Funerals: It's ALL FUN-erals ALL THE TIME To Pastor Fred Phelps

  Published: August 7, 2007, 8:04 pm

  Tags: Talk Radio, Hurricane Katrina, Crime, Social Commentary, Virginia Tech, Sectarian Violence, Christians, Death, Human Rights, Homosexuality, Legal Matters, Pornography

  Pastor Fred and his crew of self-styled Baptists who like to show up at funerals of gays, military and disaster victims, carrying signs saying God Hates You, and bellowing over bullhorns about how happy God is to murder human beings. He’s back. Again. They say decent Christians never speak out against others who hold themselves out to be

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• Building Dreams, One Luxury Condo At A Time: You're Doin' A Heckuva Job, 'Bama

  Published: August 14, 2007, 10:40 am

  Tags: Alabama Crimson Tide, Building Dreams One Luxury Condo At Time, College Football, Greed Good, Hurricane Katrina

  Remember those federal tax breaks that were supposed to be for New Orleans Katrina victims to rebuild their homes and businesses? You'll be happy to know that someone, at least, is taking advantage...

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• Building Dreams, One Luxury Condo At A Time: You're Doin' A Heckuva Job, 'Bama

  Published: August 14, 2007, 10:40 am

  Tags: Alabama Crimson Tide, Building Dreams One Luxury Condo At Time, College Football, Greed Good, Hurricane Katrina

  to be for New Orleans Katrina victims to rebuild their homes and businesses? You'll be happy to know that someone, at least, is taking advantage of them. Developers in Tuscaloosa, Ala., are using the Katrina tax shelters to construct $1 million condos for University of Alabama football fans. It seems that the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act

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• But He Does Care About Brown People, Kanye: Bush authorizes massive U.S. federal aid ...

  Published: August 21, 2007, 1:16 pm

  Tags: But He Does Care About Brown People Kanye, Katrina, Quicklinks

  Bush authorizes massive U.S. federal aid for Mexican victims of Hurricane Dean. [AP/Yahoo]

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• Fred Barnes: Journalist, Apologist, Magician?

  Published: August 21, 2007, 3:02 pm

  Tags: Politics U S, Iraq, Social Insecurity, Katrina, 2008 Presidential Election, Republican Pundits Gone Wild, Poverty, 2008 Congressional Elections, Immigration Issues

  inept handling of Hurricane Katrina. But if another disaster occurred and the president responded effectively, that would counteract the memory of his Katrina performance. OK, if this is part of the Barnes plan, why not be bold and ask Pat Robertson and the 700 Club to pray that god’s wrath be brought upon another sinful city so that the

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• Katrina two years later: Checks still in the mail

  Published: August 23, 2007, 8:00 am

  Tags: Hurricane Katrina

  Coast following Hurricane Katrina. But, as the second anniversary of the hurricane that battered and flooded New Orleans and the Gulf Coasts of Louisiana and Mississippi nears next week, a new study suggests that much of the check is still in the mail. The Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights and the Institute for

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• Brangelina Get Chi-Town Tats, Hosting NYC Dinner

  Published: August 24, 2007, 3:17 pm

  Tags: Brad Pitt Angelina Jolie Brangelina Tattoos Brangelina Gossip Brangelina Katrina Charity Benefit Brad Pitt Gossip Angelina Jolie Gossip Angelina Jolie Pictures Angelina Jolie Shiloh

  Some people buy souvenir shot glasses.  Others pick up a few t-shirts.  But on their recent trip to Chicago, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are said to have decided to get tattoos to remember their stay in the Windy City. They were in town for Ang’s filming schedule for the movie Wanted.  And according to press,

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• Bush returning to New Orleans, Democrats too

  Published: August 24, 2007, 2:35 pm

  Tags: Hurricane Katrina

  Tuesday, on the eve of the Katrina anniversary, spend the night, tour New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region on Wednesday, and then return to Washington from there. This will mark the president's 15th visit to the region since Katrina. "The president continues to follow through on his commitment to help local citizens rebuild their

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• Washington Whispers: Chertoff to replace Gonzales?

  Published: August 26, 2007, 4:41 pm

  Tags: Katrina, Alberto Gonzales, Corruption, Bush Admin

  rumor of master-of-Katrina-disaster Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff taking over for Gonzo represents Bush Admin high comedy at this point. (US News & World Report):Why Chertoff? Officials say he's got fans on Capitol Hill, is untouched by the Justice prosecutor scandal, and has more experience than Gonzales did, having served as a

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• Brad Pitt Tries To “Make It Right”

  Published: August 27, 2007, 3:26 pm

  Tags: Brad Pitt Angelina Jolie Zahara Pax Thien Make It Right Project Hurricane Katrina Charity Brad Pitt Gossip Brad Pitt Pics Angelina Jolie Gossip Angelina Jolie Photos

  to the victims of Hurricane Katrina at their “Make It Right” benefit. On Saturday, after a day in the park with their kids, Ang and Brad hopped on a helicopter bound for the Hamptons.  Their mission:  Raise money for the Lower Ninth Ward hurricane damage.

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• Obama Invokes Jesus, Discovers Great Idea

  Published: August 27, 2007, 12:59 pm

  Tags: Link Fest, Commentary, Obama, Vision, Katrina, Incompetence, Trail, Greater, Mentioned, Discussing

  time to bring up hurricane Katrina with a stop in New Orleans. Katrina has not been mentioned in quite some time so it is time for the Democrats to raise that... Visit Big Dog's Weblog for the rest of the story...

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• Dept. Of Justice Perverted: Despised, Incompetent Ghoul Is Top Pick For Attorney General

  Published: August 27, 2007, 2:17 pm

  Tags: Alberto Gonzales, Brownie, Dept Of Justice Perverted, Dhs, Doj, Fear Mongering, Fema, Katrina, Michael Chertoff, Terrorism

  in America. Micheal “Katrina” Brown said Chertoff should’ve been fired after the New Orleans disaster. “An 11-member, all-Republican Congressional panel” said the same thing in a report last year. “What’s so scary about Michael? Well, besides having no judicial experience and being a right-ring

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• Bush in New Orleans: 'Quiet heroes' of hope

  Published: August 29, 2007, 8:00 am

  Tags: Hurricane Katrina

  to the youngest victims of Katrina, according to spokeswoman Colleen Wilber. The partners include United Way, City Year New Orleans, Second Harvest, Hands On Network and Communities in Schools. Our work in New Orleans is part of our larger initiative Katrina's Kids,' Wilber says. The Alliance began helping young people impacted by

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