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9 charged with filing false hurricane damage claims (Kansas City Star)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - (KRT) - Nine Florida women were arrested Friday on charges they bilked the Federal Emergency Management Agency by filing false damage claims after Hurricane Frances last year.

Hurricane damage between 70 and 130 billion dollars: CBO (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Damage from hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the US Gulf Coast is expected to be between 70 billion and 130 billion dollars, the Congressional Budget Office said.

(AFX UK Focus) 2005-10-07 11:25 GMT: Hurricane property damage between 70 and 130 bln usd - CBO (Interactive Investor)
WASHINGTON (AFX) - Hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused between 70 and 130 bln usd in property damage and will have a sharp if short-lived impact on the overall economy, the US Congressional Budget Office said yesterday.

Hurricane Katrina Bruises Economy (AP via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Katrina bruised the economy in September, causing the first nationwide job loss in two years, but the damage wasn't as awful as many had feared.

BellSouth to take $100M charge for Hurricane Katrina damage (Picayune Item)
ATLANTA (AP) - BellSouth Corp., the dominant local telephone provider in nine Southeastern states, said Thursday that damage to its properties and equipment from Hurricane Katrina will cause it to record a $100 million after-tax charge in the third quarter.

Hurricane Katrina Bruises Economy (San Francisco Chronicle)

Hurricane Katrina bruised the economy in September, causing the first nationwide job loss in two years, but the damage wasn't as awful as many had feared.

Payrolls fell by 35,000, with jobs in retailing, lodging, bars,...

Massive damage scraps early signs of hope for Beau Rivage casino (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) When Hurricane Katrina finished pounding this seaside city, it appeared that the Beau Rivage the $800 million crown jewel of Gulf Coast casinos had escaped serious damage.

This has been the "Year of the Hurricane" (Times News)
This is the year of the Hurricane in more ways than one. While, unfortunately, many people down South have been victims to nature's wrath, there are some other Hurricanes that have been doing some damage.

BellSouth to take after-tax charge for Hurricane Katrina damage (Tuscaloosa News)
BellSouth says damage by Hurricane Katrina will cause it to record a 100 million dollar after-tax charge in the third quarter.

Massive Damage Scraps Early Signs Of Hope For Beau Rivage (WLOX-TV Biloxi)
When Hurricane Katrina finished pounding this seaside city, it appeared that the Beau Rivage - the $800 million crown jewel of Gulf Coast casinos - had escaped serious damage. But a closer look revealed a gloomier picture.