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The problem with Republicans
Source: THEWEEK.com

Disagreement over what it will take to rebuild the GOP

To the G-20: Do What We Must for Global Growth, But Regulate All Finance
Source: The Huffington Post

The worlds opinion on financial Regulation begins to be heard... Pay attention to what is happening at the G-20.

Obama inauguration: A new tone. No more fake optimism for the people
Source: Guardian Unlimited

I know that Barack Obama is incredibly smart, and it's not that I'm surprised that he gave a fantastic speech.

Some Ike victims may not be allowed to rebuild
Source: MSNBC

Hundreds of people whose beachfront homes were wrecked by Hurricane Ike may be barred from rebuilding under a little-noticed Texas law. And even those whose houses were spared could end up seeing them condemned by the state.

'Being stared at was all I ever knew'
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Christian Constantine was born with the severest facial deformities his doctors had ever seen. Since a baby, he has been through more than 35 agonising operations to rebuild his features. Caroline Phillips hears how the tireless devotion of his family has kept him going

Oh When CODEPINK Came Marching In (To New Orleans On Eve's V-Day)
Source:

For my entire life - years before Hurricane Katrina - I fantasized about New Orleans.  I dreamed of being decadent in the French Quarter in clubs where my music heroes played.  I dreamed of tasting the food, studying the architecture, hearing the accents, and being cradled in t …

Builders of Nations - Marines in Fallujah aren't getting shot at anymore. Now they're taking on a much harder job.
Source: Michael J. Totten's Middle East Journal

"This is my hardest deployment," Marine Sergeant Cooley said as he unfastened his helmet and tossed it onto his bed.

Historic tower saved from the sea.
Source: the Mail online

As a dramatic landmark it has towered above cliffs for 178 years and inspired some of the heights of English literature. But as the land on which it stood was battered by erosion, the future of Clavell Tower looked bleak.

Ocean Conservancy Applauds New Rules to Help Rebuild Red Snapper Population in the Gulf of Mexico
Source: Ocean Conservancy

Today, the final rules for the 2008 red snapper fishing season were released by the National Marine Fisheries Service in Washington DC.

In Forgotten New Orleans, Life and Hope Stir at the Bottom
Source: The New York Times

New Orleans is slumping into hurricane season. The danger is not just in the weather. Hotels in the French Quarter are hiring private security squads to soothe jittery guests; the police are considered outmanned and unreliable.

Rebuilding Iraq turning into miserable failure
Source: TIME

U.S. efforts to rebuild Iraq are so beset with daily violence, corruption and poor maintenance that Iraqis will not be capable of managing reconstruction anytime soon, investigators say.

Nowhere to Turn for Shelter
Source: The New York Times

In the long and sordid story of Hurricane Katrina, a new low may be approaching.

Lessons from Abroad: Kobe model for New Orleans
Source: NOLA.com

Nearly 12 years after being mostly leveled in a cataclysmic earthquake, this port city halfway around the globe has a glittering new skyline, a model for New Orleans as it negotiates the early stages of recovery from an equally ravaging disaster.

LEGO to donate one briek for every LEGO piece returned
Source: New York Post

April 22, 2006 -- RECYCLING starts at home - and what's cooler than trading in your old LEGO bricks for the real thing, and by doing so, helping to rebuild schools in New Orleans?

Talks to Rebuild World Trade Center Stall
Source: Reuters

The developer of the World Trade Center site and New York officials discontinued negotiations today after missing a deadline to decide who gets to build what.

Post-Katrina Promises Unfulfilled
Source: The Washington Post

Nearly five months after Hurricane Katrina swamped New Orleans, President Bush's lofty promises to rebuild the Gulf Coast have been frustrated by bureaucratic failures and competing priorities, a review of events since the hurricane shows.