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Hurricane Isaac

The Week to Week News Quiz for Friday, August 31, 2012

John Zipperer | Posted 10.31.2012 | San Francisco
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John Zipperer

It was a stormy week in the worlds of politics and current affairs. Whether you were a New Orleans shop keeper or an Iowa bank employee, you got served with bad news. Take our quiz and see if you survived.

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Forgotten Tribe on Grand Bayou LA Slammed by Isaac

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 10.31.2012 | Green
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Georgianne Nienaber

Isaac is the latest blow to a community that is spiritually tied to the land -- a community where sense of self and sense of place are irrevocably bound.

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Elise Foley

Romney Heads South To Survey Hurricane Damage

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 10.31.2012 | Politics
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Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will make a previously unannounced trip to Louisiana on Friday to visit first responders and survey the da...

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Couple Found Dead In Home After Isaac

AP | Posted 10.31.2012 | Green
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BRAITHWAITE, La. (AP) — Authorities say the bodies of a man and a woman have been found in a home in the flood-ravaged Louisiana community of Braith...

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No Water, No Power Means Days Of Misery For Louisiana

AP | VICKI SMITH and STACEY PLAISANCE | Posted 10.31.2012 | Green
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BELLE CHASE, La. — Floodwaters from Isaac receded, power came on and businesses opened Friday ahead of the holiday weekend, the beginning of wha...

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Dispatches From New Orleans as Isaac Departs (PHOTOS)

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 08.30.2012 | Green
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Karen Dalton-Beninato

Everyone in our French Quarter neighborhood today is talking about Plaquemines Parish. Hurricane Isaac breached their levees, among others outside the federal levee system, and we have nothing but empathy.

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'Green News Report' - August 30, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 10.30.2012 | Green
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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport FACEBOOK: Green News Report The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY...

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BP Donates To Hurricane Isaac Relief Efforts

AP | Posted 08.30.2012 | Green
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NEW ORLEANS -- Oil giant BP says it will donate $1 million to support relief efforts related to Isaac, which lashed Louisiana and Mississippi with flo...

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The Creole Connection: New Orleans, Haiti and Catastrophe

Beverly Bell | Posted 10.30.2012 | Impact
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Beverly Bell

Despite all, New Orleans after the flood and Haiti after the earthquake serve as object lessons: except in cases of extreme, prolonged violence, the capacity of humanity to survive, create positive change, sustain culture, and even hold joy is without limit.

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Can Tropical Storm Isaac Help the Drought?

Laurie Nadel | Posted 10.30.2012 | Green
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Laurie Nadel

Implementing the vision for a national program would probably take us into the 22nd century. But since extreme weather patterns are predicted to worsen, wouldn't it make sense to start addressing this now, during an election year?

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Over 100 Photos Capture Hurricane Isaac Devastation

Posted 08.31.2012 | Green
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As Gulf Coast states began to assess the damage from Hurricane Isaac, photos and video started to trickle in of the devastation. Although the deat...

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"Acts of God" and Medicaid Block Grants Do Not Mix

Bruce Lesley | Posted 10.30.2012 | Politics
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Bruce Lesley

Fortunately, when it comes to the medical needs for people in crisis, Medicaid is immediately responsive to these needs without the need for a plea or request from states.

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Isaac Was A Hurricane, Not The Manifest Judgement Of An Angry Deity

Teo Bishop | Posted 10.30.2012 | Religion
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Teo Bishop

To say there is a supernatural being that wishes to do you harm if you do not behave correctly, is to make our gods into abusive parents, or unapproachable, unappeasable authority figures.

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WATCH: Father-Son Team Rescues 120 Hurricane Isaac Victims

The Huffington Post | Ryan Grenoble | Posted 08.31.2012 | Impact
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Jesse Shaffer III lost his home in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, when heavy rains from Hurricane Isaac surged through the levee that protected their ...

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Hurricane Isaac Could Be God's Punishment For New Orleans Gay Festival, Pastor Says

Posted 08.31.2012 | Gay Voices
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A number of Christian extremists are openly linking Hurricane Isaac's life-threatening weather to New Orleans' annual lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans...

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Flooding Fears Force Louisiana Evacuations

AP | Posted 10.30.2012 | Green
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MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) — Louisiana officials have ordered evacuation of low-lying, sparsely-populated areas along the Tangipahoa River because an Isaac-...

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Isaac Continues To Present Life-Threatening Weather

AP | By CAIN BURDEAU and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN | Posted 08.30.2012 | Green
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NEW ORLEANS -- Isaac poured unrelenting rain Thursday, flooding areas north and south of New Orleans even as the city's fortified defenses held and fo...

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Girl's Hurricane Rules For Her Stuffed Animals

Posted 11.28.2012 | Parents
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In today's Cute Kid Note, we learn that no action plan for extreme weather should ever be without instructions for stuffed animals. Title: "Ashley...

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How To Tweet During An Emergency

ReadWriteWeb | Posted 10.30.2012 | Technology
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Analyzing microblogs during two natural disasters, the researchers concluded that people online in those situations are often using Twitter and simila...

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Making A Difference: The World of Giving - How to Help Hurricane Isaac Victims

Lisa M. Dietlin | Posted 10.30.2012 | Impact
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Lisa M. Dietlin

Here are some relatively easy ideas and suggestions to consider. It is important to remember there are three stages or phases to most natural disasters. They are Rescue, Relief and Recovery... and all three need your help!

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Isaac Causes Pump Prices To Jump

AP | JONATHAN FAHEY | Posted 10.30.2012 | Home
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NEW YORK -- Drivers are being hit with the biggest one-day jump in gasoline prices in 18 months just as the last heavy driving weekend of the summer a...

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WATCH: Weatherman Tebowing During Hurricane Isaac

Posted 08.30.2012 | Sports
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By Matt Yoder, Awful Announcing I don't know why or when "reporter getting pummeled in the middle of a hurricane" became a thing, but Jim Cantore i...

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Disasters Familiar To Hard-Hit Plaquemines Parish

AP | CAIN BURDEAU | Posted 10.30.2012 | Green
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BELLE CHASSE, La. -- As water lapped over a levee, officials rushed to evacuate more than 100 nursing home residents from Plaquemines Parish, an area ...

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Days Of Unending Rain Expected From Isaac

AP | CAIN BURDEAU and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN | Posted 10.29.2012 | Green
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NEW ORLEANS — Isaac hovered over Louisiana for a third day Thursday, shedding more than a foot of additional rain that forced authorities to hur...

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Levee To Be Deliberately Breached Amid Flooding

AP | Posted 08.29.2012 | Green
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NEW ORLEANS -- A state official says the levee in southeast Louisiana's Isaac-flooded Plaquemines Parish will be breached to relieve pressure on it. ...

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