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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 2005
Page
9
Black Katrina survivors testifying in Washington described slow disaster response as a result of racism. They compared experiences to genocide and the Holocaust, while critics disputed the analogy and recounted harassment, neglect, and dangerous shelter conditions during the crisis.
A House committee hearing on the Katrina response heard mixed views amid tensions over race. Rep. Cynthia McKinney urged acknowledgment of racism while evacuees and participants debated comparisons to concentration camps and gun safety incidents during the disaster aftermath.
Singer Harry Connick Jr. and Branford Marsalis teamed with Habitat for Humanity to create a musician village for Katrina displaced artists. Over 2 million raised, with 1 million from New York benefit concerts. aims to center a music center where musicians teach and perform.
The United States will dispatch Environmental Protection Agency experts to assist China with the Songhua River benzene slick threat reaching the Amur, as Beijing pledges cooperation with Moscow to limit damage. Premier Wen Jiabao writes to Russia, while officials vow strict penalties for disclosure failures.
The Supreme Court signaled readiness to rule against colleges seeking to limit military recruiting on campus to protest the Pentagon’s don’t ask don’t tell policy. Justices including Chief Justice Roberts emphasized that schools accepting federal funds must accommodate military recruiters.
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