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Pbs Online News Hour: Fdic Head to Lead Gulf Coast Recovery
Report from November, 2005, announcing that Donald Powell would coordinate Gulf Coast recovery for the federal government.
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Pbs Online News Hour: Helping Hands in Mississippi
Captivating report of volunteers who are helping Mississippi recover from the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. Audio, video, and transcript of the report are available. Report is from March, 2006.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Private Companies Rebuild Gulf
In this October, 2005, report, NewsHour examines the role of private companies in rebuilding the Hurricane Katrina damaged areas of the United States. Audio, video, and a transcript are available.
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Pbs Online News Hour: Fixing Fema
February, 2006, report and discussion, analyzing the problems with FEMA, its response to Hurricane Katrina, and Michael Chertoff's plan to reshape this agency. Audio, video, and a transcript of this report are available.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Congress Questions Brown
Congress questioned former FEMA director Michael Brown about the agency's response in the days after Hurricane Katrina. Mike Brown had resigned his post after much criticism over FEMA's response. Audio, video, and a transcript are...
NBC
Msnbc: 20,000 Workers Needed to Rebuild Gulf Coast
One year after the Hurricane Katrina disaster, the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast continues. However, MSNBC reports that there is a major shortage of workers who are working on rebuilding projects. Report is from July, 2006.
PBS
News Hour: Coming Home to New Orleans
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was criticized by many federal officials for what seemed to be an early reopening of New Orleans in September, 2005. However, as Tropical Storm Rita approached the Gulf Coast, Mayor Nagin reverses his decision...
CNN
Cnn: E Mail Shows Bush Glad Fema Took Katrina Flak
CNN discusses an e-mail that might have come from the Executive Office of the President stating that they were glad former FEMA chief Michael Brown took the heat for the federal government's handling of Hurricane Katrina. Article is from...
CNN
Cnn: Going Home to New Orleans
A CNN reporter, and New Orleans native, relates his personal experiences living in the city and returning to it after Hurricane Katrina did significant damage.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: White House Accused of Hindering Congress
Members of the committee that is investigating the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina are accusing the White House of refusing to provide documents, officials for questioning, etc. The White House contends that their...
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Chertoff Speaks
Secretary of Homeland Security responds to the criticism of his department's response to Hurricane Katrina. Report is from February, 2006.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Rebuilding New Orleans' Levees
A conversation with the coordinator for Gulf Coast recovery. He discusses what the federal government is doing to rebuild the levee system of New Orleans. Video, audio and a transcript are available for this report from December, 2005.
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Pbs Online News Hour: Politics After Katrina
A panel of three analysts discusses the government's actions before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina. All three are critical of the government's response and therefore may be biased. Video, audio, and a transcript are available of...
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Flood Risk of New Orleans
The federal government announced their terms for rebuilding New Orleans, including the raising of structures three feet. Three government officials are interviewed in this April, 2006, report. Video, audio, and a transcript of this...
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Cnn: Rebuilding Homes, Rebuilding Lives
September, 2005, report covering the return home of a number of Louisiana residents to their homes a week after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast.
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Bbc: Rebuilding New Orleans
New Orleans considers how to rebuild the levee system that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Maps of New Orleans and the levee system are available. Article is from January, 2006.
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Patched Up Levee
New Orleans considers how to rebuild the levee system that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Maps of New Orleans and the levee system are available. Article is from January, 2006.
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New Orleans Resident
New Orleans considers how to rebuild the levee system that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Maps of New Orleans and the levee system are available. Article is from January, 2006.
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Lower Ninth Ward
February, 2006, report that delves into the housing market of post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans and its impact on those moving back, housing prices, life for those who stayed, and the impact on New Orleans' population.
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Damaged House Near 17th Street Canal
An October, 2005, update on the reconstruction of the devastated New Orleans levees. The levees failed during Hurricane Katrina causing the city of New Orleans to flood.
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Patched Up 17th Street Canal Levee
An October, 2005, update on the reconstruction of the devastated New Orleans levees. The levees failed during Hurricane Katrina causing the city of New Orleans to flood.
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Bbc: Hard Task of Draining New Orleans
September, 2005, article tracing the draining of the flooded New Orleans and the repairing of the levee system devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
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Helicopter Drops Sandbag on the 17th Street Canal
September, 2005, article tracing the draining of the flooded New Orleans and the repairing of the levee system devastated by Hurricane Katrina.