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more about #hurricanekatrina more comments → telecomic the thoughtful red panda: It's been widely understood that FEMA and state officials dramatically underestimated the situation brewing in New Orleans in the hours after the hurr... more » samethingwedoeverynightpinky: I didn't realize it was the anniversary of Katrina until I saw a link to this article. I hadn't read it before, and after seeing it, I was horrifed al... more » hussein persepolis hussein: I LOVE New Orleans and am heartbroken every year at this time. I need to go back but I am freaked about it! more » PrettyNotPretty: I went to the memorial this afternoon. Despite the anger and sadness, it is actually a proud day here today. My university organized a day of service,... more » NellMood: What an awful anniversary. I'm thinking of all my friends in New Orleans today. more » HoneyMcLoveseat: I know I am going to get hell for this.. but.. I lived in New Orleans, my (rental) home flooded to the roof. I stayed in the town I evacuated to (I wa... more » gherkinfiend: If 2000 families are still unable to return to their homes, why are they ending the Temporary Housing Program? Wouldn't it be an idea to rehouse them ... more » Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon.: Dear god, this should not be that hard. The people in charge have just made the wrong decision at every single turn, haven't they? more » Sputnik_Sweetheart: You did a heckuva job, Brownie. more » oh.geez.: If there is a list of anything in the U.States, Louisiana is usually at the bottom (if the bottom means we're the worst). It has been this way for dec... more » leesie: Meanwhile, Nagin is being investigated for supposedly using public funds for taking his family on a trip to Jamaica. more » VirginiaDentata: On the way from New Orleans to Hattiesburg, there is a field full of FEMA trailers. Literally, thousands. They are just sitting there, rows upon rows ... more » mommymash: POINT SULPHUR?! i can't even comment on the actual picture because i can't get past the name of the town. it sounds like it would most definitely be t... more » dreamweave: Goddammit. And there are banks BULLDOZING brand new homes in foreclosure because it's more cost-effective for them. FUCK. more » FarleyDrexel is crossing the Rubicon: What does it say on Herschel's little quilt there? Can anybody read that? more » -
#ragtrade
Naomi Rocks Saris In Mumbai; First American Woman In Space Shilling For Louis Vuitton
- Naomi Campbell stalked the runway like a thoroughbred in Mumbai for a charity show. Last time Campbell blended fashion and philanthropy, the supermodel raised over $1 million for Hurricane Katrina survivors. [Daily Mail]
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#viewaskew
Condi Rice Insists That George Bush Cares About Black People
Today on The View, Sherri asked Condi Rice about Hurricane Katrina. Surprisingly, Rice became passionate when talking about how angry she is at the implication that Bush's epic fail on that disaster was race related. More » -
#aftertheflood
When The Levees Broke, People Lost Family Recipes, Too
Post-Katrina, a New Orleans newspaper editor is helping people restore their memories one recipe at a time. The story, from today's Times, makes us appreciate old wisdom and new technology. More » -
