A 'Lack'-of-Progress Report on New Orleans

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With New Orleans less than half as big as it was before Katrina, FEMA is trying to cut rent subsidies that could help more people return. The Army Corps of Engineers is dragging its feet on projects that could guarantee a safer city.  Is the federal government abandoning a major American city?  Are black people the big losers? Plus, John Bolton, US Ambassador to the UN, resigns as President Bush meets with a powerful Shiite leader who urges the US to remain in Iraq, and the US Supreme Court and public school integration.

With New Orleans less than half as big as it was before Katrina, FEMA is trying to cut rent subsidies that could help more people return. The Army Corps of Engineers is dragging its feet on projects that could guarantee a safer city.  Is the federal government abandoning a major American city?  Are black people the big losers? Plus,John Bolton, US Ambassador to the UN, resigns as President Bush meets with a powerful Shiite leader who urges the US to remain in Iraq, and the US Supreme Court and public school integration.

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Credits

Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Dan Konecky, Karen Radziner, Christian Bordal