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New Orleans Slips Toward Anarchy Amid Katrina Aftermath
In flooded New Orleans crowds riot over scarce relief as rapes and beatings occur near the convention center. Police and National Guard struggle to restore order while helicopters face gunfire and residents demand buses, water, and supplies.
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New Orleans
Issac Clark
New Orleans Convention Center
Convention Center
Eddie Compass
Compass
Ray Nagin
West Bank
National
CNN
Nagin
Washington
Homeland Security
Michael Chertoff
Coast Guard
Cheri Ben-Iesan
Russ Knocke
National Guard
Ernie Demmo
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