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Bush to press federal rebuilding commitment for Katrina damage
President Bush will call for an unprecedented federal role in rebuilding New Orleans and other Katrina shattered areas. He will propose federal aid for jobs housing health care and schools with a broadcast planned to start after 8 p.m. and a speech from the flood zone. The price tag may exceed 200 billion as critics warn of high costs. Air quality in New Orleans improves aiding talk of reopening the French Quarter. A Senate panel examines the disaster response with GOP chair Susan Collins noting gaps since Sept 11. The Red Cross says nearly half a million homes were damaged or demolished across three states.
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C. Ray Nagin
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