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New Orleans mayor hails Katrina ruling

Calling the ruling "huge," New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin on Thursday reacted to a federal judge finding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' failure to maintain a shipping channel led to catastrophic flooding during Hurricane Katrina.

Court: Army Corps of Engineers liable for Katrina flooding

The Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a shipping channel linking New Orleans, Louisiana, to the Gulf of Mexico led to catastrophic flooding during Hurricane Katrina, a federal court ruled Wednesday.

Time.com: Will Louisiana's Levees Hold?

While its winds have diminished, the storm surge poses potential hazards to lowlands -- and to political careers

Time.com: New Orleans Streetcars Reopening

For the first time since Hurricane Katrina, the 1920s-era St. Charles Avenue streetcar will clack along its entire 13-mile route Sunday

People.com: Brad Pitt to Design Dubai Hotel

He will be part of a team of consultants working on an 800-room, five-star, green hotel

Taking the kids: Volunteering in New Orleans

Izzie Alley, 11, looked around cautiously as she stepped inside the small New Orleans garage that has been temporarily converted into a studio apartment for the Strauss family.

People.com: Source: There Was 'No Wedding' For Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

Reports of a New Orleans wedding are not true, a source tells PEOPLE

Pitt: Acting becoming 'less a focus'

Actor Brad Pitt plans to focus on rebuilding New Orleans and extending his family, he told CNN's Larry King -- but acting may not be in his long-term future.

Brad Pitt building green homes in New Orleans

Expanding on a promise he made nearly two months ago, actor Brad Pitt said Monday he expects to have families in 150 newly created homes in New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward by the end of next summer -- but he asked for help to make the dream a reality.

Bush faces first veto override with vote on water bill

The Senate is set to vote Thursday on what promises to be the first override of a veto by President Bush, with members expected to authorize $23 billion in new water projects over the president's objections.

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