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USA Today, 12.03.10 01:03 UTC

Firm accused of hurting New Orleans' recovery

NEW ORLEANS (AP) New Orleans' watchdog has found serious problems with the work of an engineering company hired to oversee the rebuilding of city buildings and infrastructure damaged in Hurricane Katrina, including overbilling, billing the city for theater tickets and Christmas gifts and questionable contract arrangements.

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Seattle Times, 11.03.10 23:53 UTC

Colts sign free agent OL Andy Alleman

The Indianapolis Colts have signed free agent guard Andy Alleman.

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guardian.co.uk, 11.03.10 23:30 UTC

The amazing true story of Zeitoun

Abdulrahman Zeitoun is the real-life hero of Dave Eggers's new book. In the aftermath of hurricane Katrina he paddled from house to house in a canoe, offering help to his neighbours. For his trouble, he was arrested as a suspected terrorist

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Newsweek US Edition, 11.03.10 21:59 UTC

Sen. David Vitter, with wife Wendy, speaks at a July 2006 news conference after ac-knowledging he had patronized a Washington, D.C., escort service.

In the wake of New York Gov. David Paterson's latest scandal, The Economist said "Dysfunctional Albany ... is frequently cited as the nation's worst state governmentâa title for which there is ...

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CNN Top Stories, 11.03.10 21:11 UTC

Ex-cop admits role in shooting cover-up

(CNN) -- A second former New Orleans police officer pleaded guilty Thursday in connection with police shootings of civilians on a Louisiana bridge in the days following Hurricane Katrina, authorities ...

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CNN Top Stories, 11.03.10 21:11 UTC

Post-Katrina death ruled no homicide

(CNN) -- After reviewing the case of a woman who died at New Orleans, Louisiana's Memorial Hospital in the days after Hurricane Katrina, coroner Frank Minyard said Thursday that he cannot classify ...

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Telegraph, 11.03.10 19:38 UTC

Ian Christie

Ian Christie, who died on January 19 aged 82, formed with his brother Keith the Christie Brothers Stompers, one of the bands which fed the growing enthusiasm for "trad jazz" of the 1950s; when this faded he became film critic of the Daily Express.

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Seattle Times, 11.03.10 15:13 UTC

Ex-New Orleans officer pleads in shooting cover-up

A second former New Orleans officer has pleaded guilty in an alleged conspiracy to cover up a deadly police shooting of unarmed residents after Hurricane Katrina.

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Wired, 11.03.10 14:48 UTC

Acorn Filmmaker's Fresh Tapes: Inside HUD

In January, conservative activist and guerrilla filmmaker James OâKeefe was arrested for slipping into the New Orleans offices of Senator Mary Landrieu. OâKeefe and three others were charged with ...

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Belfast Telegraph, 11.03.10 12:03 UTC

Oldman's Criminal Empire For Dummys

Gary Oldman has signed up to star in indie gangster film Criminal Empire For Dummys. Reservoir Dogs star Harvey Keitel, Couple's Retreat's Malin Akerman, Heroes' Milo Ventimiglia and The Green Mile's ...

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Wikipedia

New Orleans is a major US port and the largest city in the state of Louisiana New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area, the largest metro area in the state New Orleans is located in southeastern Louisiana, straddling the Mississippi River The boundaries of the city and Orleans Parish are the same It is bounded by the parishes of St Tammany (north), St Bernard (east), Plaqu...

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