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Grappling with catastrophe
September 9, 2005SAN ANTONIO — I grabbed my press badge, some dolls and Sunday newspapers to give away as I headed out to Kelly Air Force Base, Sept. 4, to interview the evacuees from New Orleans and the...
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Hurricane survivors tell their stories
September 9, 2005HOUSTON — As I drove to the Astrodome, Sept. 3, I got caught in a major traffic jam caused by an outpouring of working-class people who wanted to help the survivors of Hurricane Katrina on this...
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Experts call Bush presidency worst disaster in nations history
September 9, 2005Cost of damage estimated in the zillions Four and a half years after he was first sworn in as president, experts in the field of disaster assessment today called the presidency of George W. Bush the...
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Cuba offers assistance
September 9, 2005Bush administration rebuffs 1,500 volunteer doctors On Aug. 30, as news of the public health disaster in the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina emerged, the socialist country of Cuba, which has extensive experience dealing with hurricane...
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Labor Update
September 9, 2005A storm of solidarity AFL-CIO unions are recruiting 1,000 rank-and-file members across the country to provide assistance in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. Volunteers can sign up at www.aflcio.org/hurricane. Delegates to the Communications Workers convention voted...
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