Hurricane Katrina

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2005-09-22T17:56:00.000-07:00

Alltel sees tens of millions of damages from Katrina
We're talking tens of millions of dollars of damage from Katrina' said Ford, who noted that the company normally sees third-quarter hurricane repair costs of about $3 million to $5 million. Alltel, which is the leading rural U.S. ... Alltel (AT.N: , , ) estimates that hurricane Katrina caused tens of millions of ...
Reuters
9/22/2005
Bush's political woes stretch beyond Katrina
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. ... Bush's mounting political woes extend far beyond Hurricane Katrina's fallout, with high gas prices, low public ... the storm, was slumping well before the hurricane ravaged the U.S ...
Reuters
9/22/2005
Hurricane Rita down to Category 4
... Texas (CNN) -- A weakened but still powerful Hurricane Rita turned Thursday to threaten residents in ... New Orleans, still recovering from Hurricane Katrina, is under a tropical storm ...
CNN
9/22/2005
Houston Refining Industry at a Standstill
Oil refineries in Pasadena, Texas are idle as Hurricane Rita approaches landfall along the Gulf Coast in this aerial view on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2005. ... if Hurricane Rita magnifies the damage last month's Hurricane Katrina inflicted on the oil-refining ... is still out from Hurricane Katrina's sweep through Louisiana and Mississippi ...
ABCNEWS.com
9/22/2005
After Katrina, a quest for better insurance
This week, lawsuits in Baton Rouge and beyond are starting to tackle some of hurricane Katrina's toughest questions: How much money will flow to those who lost homes but hadn't bought flood insurance? ... or the federal government? Katrina and beyond Broader problems are also surfacing ...
Christian Science Monitor
9/22/2005
Damaged Canals Sealed Off
By Scott Gold, Nicole Gaouette and Ann M. ... that New Orleans' levees were so weakened by Katrina that they could be overrun by even a peripheral ... the worst levee breaches after Hurricane Katrina and were largely to blame ...
Los Angeles Times
9/22/2005
Oil and Gas Prices Rise Again as Rita Approaches Texas Coast
Houston, the nation's energy epicenter, emptied of people as businesses from large oil refineries to small stores shut down in anticipation of Hurricane Rita. Skip to next paragraph Rita and Katrina Have Shut 23 Percent of U.S. ... Corpus Christi.Still recovering from Hurricane Katrina, energy companies shut down as ...
New York Times
9/22/2005
Spending cuts unlikely to finance much hurricane relief
By Andrew Taylor ASSOCIATED PRESS 11:12 a.m. ... if they're going to use spending cuts to defray the cost of Hurricane Katrina rescue and recovery efforts ... still tabulating the cost of hurricane recovery to help decide where to ...
SignOn San Diego
9/22/2005
Evacuation essentials, 10 p.m. ET
... is emptying out as people evacuate ahead of Hurricane Rita. We'll look at the essentials evacuees ... to avoid mistakes linked to Hurricane Katrina in their emergency response plans ...
CNN
9/22/2005
Administration says deficit reduction goals will not be derailed by Katrina rebuilding costs
By Martin Crutsinger ASSOCIATED PRESS 2:10 a.m. ... dollars are being spent to recover from Hurricane Katrina, the Bush administration wants the world to know ... have been spurred by Katrina and Hurricane Rita, which is now churning ...
SignOn San Diego
9/22/2005

News Updates

2005-09-22T17:55:00.000-07:00

200K Out of Work Over Katrina
More than 200,000 people have lost their jobs because of Hurricane Katrina, and more bad economic news is on the horizon as Hurricane Rita heads for the Texas Gulf Coast and the country's biggest collection of oil refineries.
San Francisco Chronicle
9/22/2005
Katrina puts 200,000 out of work
By Martin Crutsinger ASSOCIATED PRESS 1:57 p.m. ... 000 people have lost their jobs because of Hurricane Katrina, and more bad economic news is on the horizon as Hurricane Rita heads for the Texas Gulf ...
SignOn San Diego
9/22/2005
House GOP Begins Katrina Response Probe
... They met to discuss Hurricane Katrina response and recovery efforts and ongoing ... government's 'largely abysmal' response to Hurricane Katrina as federal authorities prepared for ...
ABCNEWS.com
9/22/2005
Texans Leave Houston and Coast as Hurricane Rita Moves Closer
GALVESTON, Tex., Sept. 22 - More than a million people clogged highways and airports in eastern Texas today as they heeded official warnings to get as far away from Hurricane Rita's projected landfall as possible. ... and flooded the city after Hurricane Katrina roared ashore late last month ...
New York Times
9/22/2005
AXA sees strong profit despite hurricane fear
... has estimated a loss of $200 million at its reinsurance division from Hurricane Katrina in the United States ... far from the area battered by Hurricane Katrina a few weeks ago ...
Reuters
9/22/2005
Economy was wavering before Katrina
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. economy may have been losing steam even before Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in late August, a gauge of likely future conditions showed on Thursday as Hurricane Rita bore down on the Texas oil patch.
Reuters
9/22/2005
House GOP starts Katrina inquiry
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republicans began their inquiry Thursday into the government's 'largely abysmal' response to Hurricane Katrina as federal authorities prepared for another big storm threatening the Gulf Coast. ... handled emergency help during last month's Hurricane Katrina. Rep. Tom Davis of ...
CNN
9/22/2005
Country concert postponed, Rita kicks out Katrina benefit
NASHVILLE (AP) -- Hurricane Rita is kicking a dent in a benefit concert for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
10 News
9/22/2005
Katrina, Rita set to wallop your pocketbook
... Katrina and Rita are reaching for your wallet.Prices at the pump, the cost of natural gas ... one-two punch of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita - an economic body ...
MSNBC
9/22/2005
Katrina Wallops Economy, Jobs
... Katrina Wallops Economy, JobsPOSTED: 8:06 am PDT September 22, 2005UPDATED: 8:14 am ... 000 Americans, directly affected by Hurricane Katrina, filed claims for unemployment assistance ...
10News.com
9/22/2005

Hurricane Katrina

2005-07-10T11:11:00.000-07:00

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