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Chris continues his coverage tonight on Hardball from Louisiana on the ongoing
recovery and reconstruction efforts as well the political damage control from
the White House...As we reported last night, President Bush will address the
nation live from Louisiana tomorrow night at 9 pm ET...What's going on inside
the walls of 1600 Pennsylvania to clean up Katrina's political wrath? Shuster
covers the flood damage. Gregory and Howard cover the political damage.
Chris talks to two leading businessmen leading the private sector charge in
rebuilding New Orleans, Bill Hines of the Jones Walker law firm and Stephen
Percy of the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau
http://www.neworleanscvb.com/index.cfm
Hardball would like thank the The Old State Capitol Center for Political and
Governmental History in Baton Rouge for use during the taping of that segment.
http://www.sec.state.la.us/museums/osc/osc/osc-index.htm
And Mother Nature is not through...Ophelia is off the coast of the Carolina
slowly soaking that area with torrential down pours and landfall is expected in
the next day or two...Where is it? Where is it headed? What damage is expected?
Officials are so worried that the Governor of North Carolina today begged his
residents on the coast to leave. Yes, it's that bad...We'll talk to a couple
of mayors in Ophelia's path and meteoroligcal expert or two
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9317642/
Finally tonight we'll talk to a couple of New Orleans jazz musicians, singer
and "Soul Queen of New Orleans" Irma Thomas and Saxophonist Donald Harrison,
both on set Baton Rouge. We'll get into their struggle with Katrina, what jazz
means to that city and how they're helping to re-build.
Please join us...Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing from
Washington, DC
Outrageous...I want my country back!!!! Judge rules against reciting Pledge of
Allegiance...Teacher-led observance held unconstitutional in public schools
(AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9341286/
Katrina News...
Some New Orleans suburbs reopen...City could open French Quarter, commercial
area on Monday (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9156612/
Mississippi starts to stagger back...Normal is still a long ways away, though
(The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9331071/
Failures cited in first Katrina hearing...Chair of Senate Homeland Security
panel: 'Sluggish initial response' (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9339437/
The arrest of two nursing-home owners in the deaths of 34 people marked the
beginning of what prosecutors said Wednesday is a large-scale investigation
into whether New Orleans-area hospitals and other institutions neglected their
patients during Hurricane Katrina's onslaught. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/hurricane_katrina&printer=1;_ylt=AryoHkIATfziUC1Rj7RAXtRH2ocA;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
Mott: Lost in Katrina, dolphins 'flipping' to be found...In 'unheard of'
rescue, trainers find tame bottlenoses washed into gulf
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9343538/
In other news..
Roberts: Law, not beliefs, will decide cases...Nominee holds fast in not
divulging personal views at confirmation hearings (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9175162/
Al-Qaida in Iraq declares all-out war...Following attacks that killed over 150,
al-Zarqawi announces war intentions (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9332851/
Milbank: Court nominee Roberts proves enigmatic...As questioning begins,
euphemisms abound http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9331069/
Bush seeks U.N. support on terrorism, trade
At summit, president urges leaders to abolish trade tariffs (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9335338/
Fineman: The Democrats' dilemma...An independence versus capitulation wrestling
match http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9339261/
Delta, Northwest file for bankruptcy protection...Airlines say passengers not
expected to see any immediate effects (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9317550/
House votes to tighten sex-offender monitoring...Bill is unexpectedly amended
to protect gays, lesbians under hate crime law (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9343308/
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