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  • New Orleans Mayor Says Racism Hampering Recovery

    08/18/2006 5:06:11 PM PDT · by Extremely Extreme Extremist · 37 replies · 1,053+ views
    CBS2CHICAGO ^ | 18 AUGUST 2006 | AP
    (AP) INDIANAPOLIS -- The mayor of New Orleans blames racism and government bureaucracy for hampering the city's ability to both weather Hurricane Katrina and recover from it. Ray Nagin is convinced things would've been different had the storm hit Orange County, California, or Miami Beach. And he's telling the National Association of Black Journalists that the storm exposed what he calls "the soft underbelly of America as it relates to dealing with race and class." In his speech, Nagin also suggested that state and federal officials would prefer New Orleans remain a smaller city. It now has just over half...