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September 09, 2005

Katrina's Aftermath, From A First Hand Witness

Read the whole thing, but three take-aways:

1) The city will be in fair shape sooner than you think;

2) The death toll will be lower than some grandstanding politicians have suggested (although still painfully high); and

3) The response from local officials was just as woeful as you've suspected.


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