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| Former Zulu queen picked for White House post by CCNews Portal & Blogs, 25 November 2008 | |
by Jonathan Tilove, The Times-Picayune Monday November 24, 2008, 9:35 PM WASHINGTON -- Desiree Rogers, a former New Orleans Zulu queen and daughter of a former city councilman, was named incoming White House social secretary on Monday by President-elect Barrack Obama. In a statement Monday announcing the Rogers' appointment, Obama and wife Michelle highlighted Rogers' qualifications as one of Chicago's most high-powered executives, a former head of the Illinois Lottery, former president of the... |
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| Hurricane Gustav - A Call to Urgent Prayer by Francis Frangipane, 1 September 2008 | |
I woke up very early this morning with a growing concern. Here in the United States we are in a holiday weekend. But we are also facing a significant challenge. No doubt many of you are already praying - but would you take a couple of minutes to read the following. Then please join us in prayer and help to get this prayer alert out to others that can join with us both in the United States and around the world. Here's why.History and Context: In 2005 as Rita, a category 5 Hurricane was... |
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| Radical Islam's War Against the West by The Ten Comonmandments Commission, 20 September 2007 | |
Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West The enemy is out there. The enemy is radical Islam. "Obsession is without exaggeration one of the most important films of our time." –Glenn Beck, CNN Headline News "Obsession is required viewing for everyone."–Howard Gordon, Executive Producer, 24 As a conservative activist, you are probably one of the millions of people have seen all or part of Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West. Perhaps you... |
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| National Guard Troops Arrive in Big Easy by Forbes .com, 20 June 2006 | |
A convoy of National Guard troops rolled into the city Tuesday in 75 Humvees and other military vehicles to begin patrol at the mayor's request.
The presence of about 100 Guard members patrolling the city's hurricane-devastated and largely deserted neighborhoods will free as many as 300 police officers to concentrate on crime in more heavily populated areas, officials said. |
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| Rita brings more flooding for New Orleans by CCNews Portal & Blogs, 24 September 2005 | |
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- The swirling outer reaches of Hurricane Rita sent water rushing Saturday over New Orleans' makeshift, post-Katrina dikes.
The latest onslaught brought more flooding to the low-lying urban neighborhoods. However, those areas were virtual ghost towns after Katrina chased away most residents and ruined most property, the Washington Post said. |
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| Rita maintains Category 3 hurricane, brings floods to New Orleans by National Weather Service, 23 September 2005 | |
This radar image provided by the National Weather Service from the Lake Charles LA weather station shows Hurricane Rita's strongest winds coming ashore along the Texas-Louisiana at 1:47 a.m. EDT |
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| Guardsmen Sense Ghostly Presence In New Orleans by CBS 5 - Oakland, SF, SJ, 23 September 2005 | |
(CBS5) The presence of the supernatural and the influence of voodoo long have been synonymous with New Orleans.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, members of the U.S. military are saying that there's something spooky going on and it's not just images of death and destruction that's haunting them.
By all accounts, the Sophie B. Wright Middle School in New Orleans sits empty and evacuated except for military personnel who have taken over the campus as a staging site for missions around... |
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| Rita turns toward New Orleans by News.com.au, 20 September 2005 | |
RESIDENTS are being evacuated from New Orleans again as Hurricane Rita tears across Florida on a track that could take it close to the devastated city. - - A state of emergency has been declared in parts of Louisiana as Rita, which has strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane, pounds the Florida Keys. Forecasters have said it could strengthen to a destructive Category 4 storm. |
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| Don't Shore Up Levees, Get Rid of Them, Enviros Say by CNSNews.com, 10 September 2005 | |
(CNSNews.com) - The New Orleans flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina was due to government's failure to shore up the levees keeping the water at bay, according to many critics, but not to the environmental groups gathered in Washington, D.C., Friday.
Despite a 200-foot hurricane-induced levee breach that contributed to the flooding of 80 percent of New Orleans, the enviro-activists contended that levees of any sort are a bad idea. |
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| Observations of an onsite volunteer in New Orleans by CCNews Portal, 1 September 2005 | |
As a trained crisis intervention service provider, Mr. T., gives us his overwhelming impression of the suffering of humanity in New Orleans. Pray for him and many others who are giving their all, but are continually in harms way, while wondering about their own familites and homes. |
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| Superdome airlift on hold over safety concerns by MSNNBC, 1 September 2005 | |
NEW ORLEANS - Fights and trash fires broke out at the hot and stinking Superdome, where the airlift operation was suspended, and anger and unrest mounted across New Orleans on Thursday as National Guardsmen in armored vehicles poured in to help restore order.
?We are out here like pure animals. We don?t have help,? the Rev. Issac Clark, 68, said outside the New Orleans Convention Center, complaining that he and hundreds of others were evacuated, taken to the convention hall by bus, dropped... |
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| Gunfire Report Disrupts Evacuation Effort by Washington Post, 1 September 2005 | |
By MARY FOSTER
The Associated Press
Thursday, September 1, 2005; 9:57 AM *** NEW ORLEANS -- The evacuation of the Superdome was disrupted Thursday after shots were reported fired at a military helicopter and arson fires broke out outside the arena. No injuries were immediately reported. |
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| Major developments in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath by SignOnSanDiego.com, 1 September 2005 | |
Major developments in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina:
? The first of nearly 25,000 refugees being sheltered at the Superdome in New Orleans arrive at Houston's Astrodome, where they will stay until floodwaters recede.
? Officials start evacuating 10,000 people ? patients, staff and refugees ? out of nine hospitals in the New Orleans area without power, using generators that are running low on fuel, or battling floodwaters. |
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| New Orleans mayor: Thousands likely dead by Seattle Post-Inteligencer, 1 September 2005 | |
NEW ORLEANS -- Authorities all but surrendered the streets of New Orleans to floodwaters, looting and other lawlessness Wednesday as the mayor called for a total evacuation and warned the death toll from Hurricane Katrina could reach into the thousands.
The frightening estimate came as desperation deepened in the city, with gunfire crackling sporadically and looters by the hundreds roaming the streets and ransacking tiny shops and big-box stores alike with seeming impunity. |
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| Bush: Help coming for desperate situation by Seattle Post-Inteligencer, 1 September 2005 | |
WASHINGTON -- President Bush said Thursday that thousands more victims of Hurricane Katrina still need to be rescued and acknowledged the frustration of people who need food, water and shelter and are desperate for the federal government's massive relief effort to kick into high gear.
"I fully understand people wanting things to have happened yesterday," Bush said in a live interview in the Roosevelt Room of the White House with ABC's "Good Morning America" program. "I understand the anxiety... |
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| 160 MPH Winds, 28-Foot Surge Bear Down On New Orlean by CCNews Portal & Blogs, 28 August 2005 | |
NEW ORLEANS -- Rain was coming down in Louisiana and other parts of the Gulf Coast early Monday morning as powerful Hurricane Katrina made its way toward land with 160 mph sustained winds and a 28-foot storm surge.
More than a foot of rain could fall, as well. The hurricane warning for the huge storm extends from Morgan City, La., to the Alabama-Florida border.
Thousands were fleeing New Orleans and other parts of the Gulf Coast or making preparations to ride the Categor |
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| Christian Emergency Network ~ ALERT ! by Christian Emergency Network, 28 August 2005 | |
(CEN, August 28, 2005) As Hurricane Katrina, a category 5 level storm, barrels through the Gulf of Mexico at 165 mph, Christian organizations, churches, and relief responders are mobilizing to reach our nation with the Hope only Christ offers through a united Prayer-Care-Share response.
Please use the following information over the next days, weeks and months with your congregation, Christian media audience, and families to help Pray-Care-Share Christ with ONE VOICE: |
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| Red Cross Reports by Red Cross, 28 August 2005 | |
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Cat. 5 Katrina Heads Towards New Orleans
Hurricane Katrina is now an incredibly strong Category 5 storm heading straight for New Orleans with sustained winds at 175 miles per hour. |
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| The Salvation Army Readies to Feed Victims - Help needed ... read more by Salvation Army, 28 August 2005 | |
Preparing for the impending Hurricane Katrina, The Salvation Army?s Emergency Disaster Services teams in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi have placed 38 Mobile Feeding Units and 2 fully-equipped mobile kitchens on preparedness alert to deliver crucial support to hurricane victims, emergency aid workers, and volunteers in affected areas for as long as they are on the scene. |
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| Katrina Heads for New Orleans by Fox News, 28 August 2005 | |
Sunday, August 28, 2005 ** NEW ORLEANS ? A monstrous Hurricane Katrina (search) barreled toward New Orleans on Sunday with 160-mph wind and a threat of a 28-foot storm surge, forcing a mandatory evacuation of the below-sea-level city and prayers for those who remained to face a doomsday scenario. |
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