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CNN

Cnn: E Mail Shows Bush Glad Fema Took Katrina Flak

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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CNN

Cnn: Katrina Victim's Body Found in Attic

For Students 9th - 10th
March, 2006, story that show the continuing difficulty in finding victims of Hurricane Katrina as investigators found a body in an attic months after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast.
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CNN

Cnn: Going Home to New Orleans

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: White House Accused of Hindering Congress

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Chertoff Speaks

For Students 9th - 10th
Secretary of Homeland Security responds to the criticism of his department's response to Hurricane Katrina. Report is from February, 2006.
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Politics After Katrina

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Flood Risk of New Orleans

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Curated OER

Trailer Camp in Baker, Louisiana

For Students 9th - 10th
November, 2005, report on life in the FEMA trailer parks that emerged in the Gulf Coast regions that were devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
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Curated OER

Volunteers Set Up Cots

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief BBC News report portraying the plight of some of the people stranded in New Orleans and effected by Hurricane Katrina. Report is from September, 2005.