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Rockefeller Center lights tree in annual ceremony
NEW YORK - A family of Hurricane Katrina survivors whose new house was partly built with lumber from last year's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree were among tens of thousands who attended this year's lighting ceremony.
Nations:U.S. People:Tony Bennett Jamie Foxx Beyonce Knowles Activities:2008 Christmas 2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(AP)
2008-12-03
Hit by hurricane Ike and unexpected layoffs, Galveston ponders its recovery
Galveston, Texas - This island city has a long history of rebounding from nature's most devastating blows. It withstood the hurricane of 1900, the country's deadliest ever, and is in the midst of picking up the pieces after hurricane Ike's furious assault in September.
Nations:U.S. Mexico People:Brad Pitt Activities:2008 Hurricane Ike 2008 Global Recession 2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2008-12-03
Homeland security: a multi-agency behemoth
CHICAGO (AFP) - The Department of Homeland Security was born in the US government's greatest reorganization since World War II after the September 11 attacks of 2001 made the threat of terrorism very real.
Nations:U.S. Mexico People:Barack Obama Activities:Obama Admin. U.S. War on Terror 2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(AFP)
2008-12-01
Bush uses final 50 days in office to tout legacy
WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush says history will judge him, but he is getting his own crack first. Bush is using his final 50 days in office to tout his legacy, hoping to leave a lasting impression of overshadowed progress. On Monday, World AIDS Day, Bush was heralded for his leadership in fighting the disease, a point that even his Democratic critics readily concede.
Nations:Tanzania India People:Barack Obama John McCain George W. Bush Activities:Second Gulf War Bush Admin. 2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(AP)
2008-12-01
Atlantic hurricane season blows away records
WASHINGTON - The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, which ends Sunday, seemed to strike the United States and Cuba as if on redial, setting at least five weather records for persistence and repeatedly striking the same areas.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-11-27
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