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The Perfect Storm	17.5.2013	American Spectator
THE FALL OF 2005 WAS A PERFECT STORM of troubles for the Bush administration and the Republican Congress: overspending, public tiring of the Iraq War, Katrina, Harriet Miers, the indictment of Tom DeLay, the Abramoff scandal, the Valerie Plame affair and its possible threat to Karl Rove, skyrocketing gas prices, and collapsing approval ratings for President Bush and the Republican Congress. Bush’s personal approval rating fell from 50 percent the day he was re-elected in 2004 to 39 percent in November 2005. The public sense of right track/wrong track moved from 44/51 in January 2005 to 33/64 by early December 2005. October 25 saw the 2,000th American death in Iraq, and fully 60 percent of Americans said they no longer thought the war was worth it. Americans felt the Democrats would do better than the Republicans on Iraq by 6 points, on the economy by 12 points, and even on taxes by 8 points. Elated Democratic pundits said this was the beginning of the end of Republican control of ...
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Former archdiocese employee pleads guilty to tax crimes	16.5.2013	Minnesota Public Radio: Law & Justice
The former head of accounting accused of stealing more than $670,000 from the Archdiocese of St Paul and Minneapolis has pleaded guilty to theft and filing a false tax return.
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Former accountant stole more than $670K from St. Paul archdiocese	16.5.2013	Star Tribune: Latest
A former accountant for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to stealing more than $670,000 from the church.
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Can Star Power Make New Orleans' Food Deserts Bloom?	16.5.2013	NPR News
Actor Wendell Pierce, who stars in David Simon's Treme, is trying to combat New Orleans' food deserts by building convenience and grocery stores in the city's neediest areas. But a host of bureaucratic stumbling blocks still make it hard to get fresh, healthful foods to people living in these areas.
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After a Mass Shooting, New Orleanians Rally Around A Local Tradition	15.5.2013	NPR News
A second-line parade — a Crescent City staple — was marred by a mass shooting on Sunday. But those in "the culture" say linking violence to second-lines is unfair.
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Christie’s broken promise	14.5.2013	Washington Post: Op-Eds
Last week, as news circulated of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s weight-loss surgery, so did a video in which Christie parodied his own brand — and the fleece he wore day and night during the Hurricane Sandy crisis. In the video, he asks everybody from Morning Joe to Jon Bon Jovi if they’ve seen his now-missing fleece, without which he is powerless, like Iron Man without his suit. ...
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Police: Progress in Mother’s Day shooting probe	14.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Kevin Mcgill and Michael Kunzelman The Associated Press Published May 13, 2013 06:25PM MDT New Orleans • New Orleans police hope a $10,000 reward and blurry surveillance camera images will lead to arrests in a Mother’s Day shooting that wounded 19 people and showed again how far the city has to go to shake a persistent culture of violence that belies the city’s festive image. Angry residents said gun violence — which has flared at two other city celebrations this year — goes hand-in-hand with the city’s other deeply rooted problems such as poverty and urban blight. The investigators ... ...
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Shootings of 19 show New Orleans' violence problem	14.5.2013	Boston Globe: Latest
Shootings of 19 show New Orleans' violence problem
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Shootings of 19 show New Orleans' violence problem	14.5.2013	Twincities.com: News
NEW ORLEANS—New Orleans police hope a $10,000 reward and blurry surveillance camera images will lead to arrests in a Mother's Day shooting that wounded 19 people and showed again how far the city has to go to shake a persistent culture of violence that belies the city's festive image.
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New Orleans police: Progress in Mother’s Day shooting probe	13.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Chevel Johnson The Associated Press Published May 13, 2013 11:39AM MDT NEW ORLEANS • New Orleans police hope a $10,000 reward and blurry surveillance camera images will lead to arrests in a Mother’s Day shooting that wounded 19 people and showed again how far the city has to go to shake a persistent culture of violence that belies the city’s festive image. Angry residents said gun violence — which has flared at two other city celebrations this year — goes hand-in-hand with the city’s other deeply rooted problems such as poverty and urban blight. The investigators t... ...
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Police vow to solve shootings of 19 in New Orleans	13.5.2013	Twincities.com: Nation
NEW ORLEANS—A medical student who witnessed the shooting that wounded 19 people during a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans said Monday the gunman appeared to be firing in a controlled manner, but it wasn't clear if he was trying to hit specific people.
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Squabble over New Orleans eatery goes to court	12.5.2013	Seattle Times: Top stories
Brennan's, a New Orleans restaurant that famously invented the Bananas Foster dessert six decades ago, is more recently known for a long-running family clash over ownership of the French Quarter eatery.
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Squabble over New Orleans eatery goes to court	12.5.2013	Twincities.com: Nation
NEW ORLEANS—Brennan's, a New Orleans restaurant that famously invented the Bananas Foster dessert six decades ago, is more recently known for a
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Family squabble over control of famed French Quarter restaurant heads to federal court	12.5.2013	Star Tribune: Nation

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Squabble over New Orleans eatery goes to court	12.5.2013	AP National
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Brennan's, a New Orleans restaurant that famously invented the Bananas Foster dessert six decades ago, is more recently known for a long-running family clash over ownership of the French Quarter eatery....
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49ers rookie Eric Reid's mother also has football skills	12.5.2013	San Jose Mercury News: News
San Francisco 49ers' Eric Reid's rise to first-round draft pick shaped by his mother, a former women's tackle football player
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OK, He Didn't Cause Hurricane Katrina. But He Is Guilty of Fraud.	10.5.2013	Wired Top Stories
OK, He Didn't Cause Hurricane Katrina. But He Is Guilty of Fraud.
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A Look Ahead To The Future Of New Orleans	7.5.2013	NPR: Talk of the Nation
Music has been key to New Orleans' recovery since Hurricane Katrina. At Jazz and Heritage Fest 2013, Troy Andrews, aka Trombone Shorty, got the coveted closing act spot. Andrews and Gwen Thompkins, host of WWNO's Music Inside Out, talk about personal transitions and changes in their hometown.
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The 10 Worst Prisons in America: OPP	6.5.2013	Mother Jones
Video still of an an OPP resident handling a loaded gun NOLA.com Part 4 of an 11-part series. Read the complete introduction to our 10 Worst Prisons project . Serving time in prison is not supposed to be pleasant. Nor, however, is it supposed to include being raped by fellow prisoners or staff, beaten by guards for the slightest provocation, driven mad by long-term solitary confinement, or killed off by medical neglect. These are the fates of thousands of prisoners every year—men, women, and children housed in lockups that give Gitmo and Abu Ghraib a run for their money. While there's plenty of blame to go around, and while not all of the facilities described in this series have all of the problems we explore, some stand out as particularly bad actors. We've compiled this subjective list of America's 10 worst lockups (plus a handful of dishonorable mentions) based on three years of research, correspondence with prisoners, and interviews with criminal-justice reform advocates ...
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Water protection: Federal law would again let Army Corps run roughshod over environment	4.5.2013	San Jose Mercury News: Opinion
Larry Schweiger, Frances Beinecke and Gene Karpinski are shocked that Sen. Barbara Boxer is supporting a bill giving the Army Corps of Engineers license to go back to old environment-wrecking tactics, as if Katrina never happened.
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