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Obama Meets Critics in New Orleans

New Orleans : LA : USA | about 1 month ago  
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Mr. Obama flew here for a four-hour stop to promote what he called important progress in clearing up bureaucratic delays, pumping more aid to the region and putting people back in homes. Deflecting criticism that he has not made the area enough of a priority, Mr. Obama acknowledged that more work must...
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