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Hurricane Katrina Bruises Economy

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.

Former President Bush visits Dauphin Island's hurricane damage (Austin American-Statesman)
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. Former President George H.W. Bush launched a two-day Gulf Coast tour at hurricane-ravaged Dauphin Island Saturday and heard suggestions from local officials on how to distribute the $100 million in privately raised hurricane relief with former President Bill Clinton.

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.

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.

Former President Bush visits Dauphin Island's hurricane damage (KVIA)
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. Former President Bush launched a two-day Gulf Coast tour at hurricane-ravaged Dauphin Island today and heard suggestions from local officials on how to distribute the $100 (M) million in privately raised hurricane relief with former President Bill Clinton.

Former President Bush visits Dauphin Island's hurricane damage (The Biloxi Sun Herald)
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. - Former President George H.W. Bush launched a two-day Gulf Coast tour at hurricane-ravaged Dauphin Island Saturday and heard suggestions from local officials on how to distribute the $100 million in privately raised hurricane relief with former President Bill Clinton.

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,...

Hurricane, quake inflict rain, pain on Central America (Salt Lake Tribune)
GUATEMALA CITY - With food and water running out, governments in Central America and Mexico scrambled Friday to reach isolated areas devastated by a week of intense rain, with residents saying panic was starting to grow among survivors. Mudslides and flooding exacerbated by Hurricane Stan killed 258 people across the region. Guatemala bore the brunt of the damage and deaths.

Former President Bush visits Dauphin Island's hurricane damage (KATC3)
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. Former President George H.W. Bush launched a two-day Gulf Coast tour today at hurricane-ravaged Dauphin (DAH'-fin) Island, Alabama.

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.