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To: apackof2

President Bush tries to comfort Kristine Nguyen of Biloxi, Miss., during a walking tour a Biloxi, Miss., neighborhood that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina, Friday, Sept. 2, 2005. Bush is touring the Gulf Coast communities battered by Hurricane Katrina, hoping to boost the spirits of increasingly desperate storm victims and exhausted rescuers

349 posted on 09/02/2005 4:33:10 PM PDT by BurbankKarl (u)
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To: BurbankKarl

A SWAT team patrols the street in front of the Convention Center in New Orleans on Friday, Sept. 2, 2005. A huge military presence has arrived in the city, restoring order and bringing with them food and water to feed the thousands of victims of Hurricane Katrina.

356 posted on 09/02/2005 4:34:23 PM PDT by BurbankKarl (u)
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A *lot* of Vietnamese refugees from the S. Vietnam settled around the Gulf Coast and took up the fishing industry (among other things). They definitely contributed to the wealth of their new country - us.

Poor people, now they've had their homes destroyed twice.


835 posted on 09/02/2005 5:54:51 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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