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World › In New Orleans, no shelter for those who stay

Police with bullhorns plan to go street to street with a tough message about getting out ahead of Hurricane Gustav: This time there will be… ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Fri, Aug 29 2008

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31 Aug 08 visit World › As Gustav nears, New Orleans becomes a ghost town  »  Japan Today With Hurricane Gustav just a day away from a possible devastating hit on New Orleans, the mayor pleaded Sunday with the last of its residents…
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