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Blog Entries by Karen Dalton-Beninato from 09/2008

RNC Celebrates Domestic Oil As Louisiana Wetlands Erode

| Posted 09.03.2008 | Huffington Post
Read More: Cnn, Johnny Sansone, Tab Benoit, Sarah Palin, Voices of the Wetlands, Republican Convention, Hurricane Gustav, Huffington Post News

Hurricane Gustav may have largely missed New Orleans, but Louisiana's fragile wetlands got hit badly. Rather than focus national attention on the problem, the Republicans go on with the show.

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Back in Illinois after Gustav, Next Stop New Orleans

| Posted 09.04.2008 | Chicago
Read More: New Orleans, Hurricane Gustav, Chicago News

I am beginning to realize there is a New Orleanean fear of going somewhere else, liking it, and not coming back. Here is what I can report from three years in exile.

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Tales of the Subprime: Troubled Asset on a Bender

| Posted 09.24.2008 | Chicago
Read More: John Mccain Debate, Sarah Palin Debate, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, George Bush Speech, Troubled Asset, George Bush, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, John McCain, John McCain Wall Street Crisis, John McCain David Letterman, Sarah Palin, Subprime Morgage Crisis, Subprime Mortgage, Chicago News

"Can I see some ID?" "Don't have any," said the faded manila folder listing toward a bottle of Jack Daniels. "Proof of income?" the bartender asked ...

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