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New Orleans escaped with less damage than expected from Gustav

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:06:12 +0000

The Gustav evacuation went smoothly and the levees largely held, limiting damage from the big storm. Still, some areas of the Gulf coast sustained serious damage, and eight people died in the U.S. as a result of the hurricane, which had killed 94 people across the Caribbean.

GOP convention tries to get back on track following Palin revelations, Gustav

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:38:49 +0000

Hamstrung by Hurricane Gustav and distracted by the revelation that Sarah Palin's unmarried 17-year-old daughter is pregnant, Republicans were trying to get back on track Tuesday with the political pageantry that celebrates John McCain's candidacy for president.

Dems embarrassed by Gustav remark

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:10:17 +0000

(Raleigh, North Carolina) A former Democratic National Committee chairman has apologized for suggesting that Hurricane Gustav’s arrival as Republicans prepared to open their national convention(...)

Gustav cuts short New Orleans gay party

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:53:49 +0000

Southern Decadence, the largest gay festival in the South, had hardly begun when thousands of people Saturday night were told to flee New Orleans as hurricane Gustav continued to barrel down on the Gulf Coast.

Gustav could be perfect political spin storm

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:21:08 +0000

(Washington) Katrina was a natural disaster that turned into a political one for the Bush administration. Gustav, now on course for the Gulf Coast almost three years to the day since that(...)