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Rita and Katrina, resources and Iraq
| Sep 23, 2005This weekend activists are gathering in Washington and several other cities for a coordinated anti-war protest, even as the ballooning natural disaster pricetag is putting pressure on war spending. John Dimsdale reports.
The week on Wall Street
| Sep 23, 2005David Johnson talks to guest host Tess Vigeland about the business response to Rita and Katrina. Plus word from legendary oil man Boone Pickens about the impact of the storms on natural gas prices.
After disaster, struggling to keep an even keel
| Sep 23, 2005The Dallas Fort-Worth area is home to some 17,000 Katrina survivors. Reporter Julia Barton spoke with some of the psychiatrists in Dallas who are trying to make that under-funded system work for hurricane survivors.
New Orleans will survive — and thrive
| Sep 23, 2005The soul of a great city lies not in its buildings and streets and parks, says John Steele Gordon. It lies in the hearts of its citizens and their countrymen.
Do you really wanna sell Yosemite?
| Sep 23, 2005The Chair of the House Resources Committee made waves today in: GOP Congressman Richard Pombo of California suggested selling 15 national parks for energy or commercial development. It's not quite what it seems.
Insurers and lawyers battle on the Gulf
| Sep 23, 2005Some insurance companies hope to entice homeowners to sign a non-litigation waiver with a lump sum payout of $3,000. Attorneys want these homeowners to save their legal rights. Dan Grech reports from Mississippi.
A look inside Airworld
| Sep 23, 2005Guest host Cheryl Glaser talks to Greg Lindsay, a correspondent with Advertising Age, about his journey through America's mini cities like John Wayne, Kennedy and O'Hare.
Getting the toxins out of New Orleans
| Sep 23, 2005Host Scott Jagow talks to Guy Crittenden about the possibility that a New Orleans Superfund site has been leeching toxic chemicals into floodwaters.
Evacuating all over again
| Sep 23, 2005As many as 100,000 people displaced by Katrina relocated to Houston. Now many of them are fleeing the Bayou City in advance of Hurricane Rita. Hillary Wicai catches up with one New Orleans family.
Gas price gouging?
| Sep 23, 2005With Rita already fueling price spikes in crude oil, higher gas prices are looming. The Federal Trade Commission may be further empowered to investigate price gouging — if it wants to. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.
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