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Will New Orleans rise again?

Some say it makes no sense to spend billions of dollars to rebuild a city that's below sea level. Others say the Big Easy will bounce back from destruction better than ever. What is the future of New Orleans and the other cities that were devastated by Hurricane Katrina?

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'Right now, Minnesota is our home'

In many cases it's family ties that have brought victims north. But in others, it's simply a much-needed offer of help from someone they've never met.

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Camp Ripley to offer 'Northern Comfort'

In coming weeks as many as 3,000 survivors of Hurricane Katrina could be brought to Camp Ripley, a huge National Guard facility in central Minnesota.

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Huy Pham of the Minneapolis-based American Refugee Committee is in Baton Rouge

or 25 years, the Minneapolis-based American Refugee Committee has provided shelter, medical care and education for millions of people in refugee camps in Africa, Asia and Balkans. The ARC has sent a team to Louisiana.
by Tom Crann

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Minnesota's challenge in helping hurricane victims becoming clear

Gov. Tim Pawlenty has declared a state of emergency in Minnesota in preparation for the thousands of hurricane victims. The governor also ordered that money used to help the survivors come out of the state's general fund. The orders come on the same day state officials met to outline plans for the pending arrival of Katrina survivors who could begin arriving as soon as Thursday.

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Minnesota prepares to welcome hurricane refugees

They're calling it Operation Northern Comfort. Minnesota is opening its doors to at least 3,000 refugees displaced by Hurricane Katrina, and that means lots of preparation. What does the state need to do to get ready for its new residents?

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The psychological impact of Katrina

The emotional impact of a natural disaster can last long after the event. Midmorning discusses the culture of anger and fear that often follows a trauma.

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What lies beneath?

With a major levee break finally plugged, engineers struggled to pump out a flooded New Orleans Tuesday as authorities braced for the horrors the receding water would reveal. "It's going to be awful and it's going to wake the nation up again," the mayor said.

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'Nobody imagined this'

One week after Hurricane Katrina turned the region into a disaster of biblical proportions, miles-long lines of vehicles crawled into Jefferson Parish on Monday as residents were allowed to return for brief inspections of what's left of their homes.

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Helping Katrina refugees in Baton Rouge is grueling

Minnesotans are mobilizing aid for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Dan Hoffman has been assisting refugees since shortly after the hurricane hit Louisiana last week. He works at the St. Paul Red Cross, but has been helping in Baton Rouge. He spoke with MPR's Perry Finelli. He says the work is grueling.
by Perry Finelli

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