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Obama in New Orleans ahead of 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina


Visiting on tidy porch stoops and dining at a thriving corner eatery, President Barack Obama paid tribute to New Orleans on Thursday as an extraordinary example of renewal and resilience 10 years after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. On his ninth trip to the city that made worldwide headlines in 2005 after a devastating flood and slow government response, Obama toured a neighborhood of colorful new houses and a new school and community center. (AP)

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