National Guardsmen pour into Louisiana
Web-posted 9/2/2005
NEW ORLEANS - Four days after Hurricane Katrina struck, the National Guard arrived in force Friday with food, water and weapons, churning through the floodwaters in a vast truck convoy with orders to retake the streets and bring relief to the suffering.

Pumping water out of city will take weeks
Web-posted 9/2/2005
WASHINGTON - The floodwaters in New Orleans could be lowered by as much as a foot a day under the best conditions, but officials said Friday it will likely take weeks to drain the city.

Blasts heard along New Orleans' waterfront
Web-posted 9/2/2005
NEW ORLEANS - An explosion at a chemical depot jolted residents awake early Friday, illuminating the pre-dawn sky with red and orange flames over a city awash in corpses and under siege from looters. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

Storm victims reach Astrodome only to find it full
Web-posted 9/2/2005
HOUSTON - So many homeless Louisiana residents were arriving in Houston on Friday that city officials opened two more giant centers to accommodate overflow from the Astrodome.

Administration did not anticipate outbreak of lawlessness
Web-posted 9/2/2005
WASHINGTON - The head of the federal disaster relief agency said Friday it's "heartbreaking and very, very frustrating" to witness the virtual anarchy in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans and defended the Bush administration's response.

Questions raised about preparedness for storm
Web-posted 9/2/2005
WASHINGTON - Days after Hurricane Katrina inundated much of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, massive aid is arriving, yet with people still clinging to dry areas hoping for rescue questions have arisen about the level of preparedness and response.

Hurricane takes a toll in jobs
Web-posted 9/2/2005
WASHINGTON - Hundreds of thousands of people are finding themselves out of work and their livelihoods in limbo following the wrath of Hurricane Katrina.

Administration ready to release crude oil
Web-posted 9/2/2005
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration, in conjunction with other oil consuming nations, expects to release 2 million barrels a day of crude oil and refined gasoline from U.S. and international emergency government reserves to counter supply disruptions caused by Hurricane Katrina, administration officials said Friday.

Thousands complain about gas price gouging
Web-posted 9/2/2005
WASHINGTON - Lawmakers are demanding an investigation into gasoline prices after thousands of motorists called a government hotline to complain of price gouging.

Forgotten people grow desperate
Web-posted 9/2/2005
BOND, Miss. - This place isn't a town or a city, just a name on a green signpost along the highway that means little to people who don't live here.

New Orleans only has to look to other cities to know it can rebuild
Web-posted 9/2/2005
Chicago had its great fire. San Francisco had its historic earthquake. Galveston had its monster hurricane.

Germany to offer aid to help with Katrina aftermath
Web-posted 9/2/2005
BERLIN - Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Friday the United States has asked for the release of international oil reserves to help deal with the supply shortage in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and that he supports the call for help.

Railroads, grain elevators in limbo following storm's aftermath
Web-posted 9/2/2005
MINNEAPOLIS - The grain elevators that take in corn, soybeans and wheat from Midwest farmers and the railroads that move it are waiting to see what impact Hurricane Katrina will have on them.

Cash donations sought for hurricane victims
Web-posted 8/29/2005
WASHINGTON - While a variety of government and private agencies are en route to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina, federal officials said Monday people wanting to help should not head to the affected area unless directed by an agency.

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Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina