Obama: Big Easy is coming back
President Obama marked the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on Sunday with a solidarity visit to this city still recovering from the devastating storm. (AP Photo)
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After our shift was over, my husband and I would drive around and gasp at what we saw. Ten months after Katrina, St. Bernard's Parish [was] deserted -- for miles." - MaureenMcCarren, "A working vacation" 
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(Ed O'Keefe) - Five years later: Families that found help in D.C.
(The Washington Post) - Five years later: Md. company helps families recover
(By Annys Shin) - Five years later: The changing face of New Orleans
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- Uneven Katrina recovery efforts often offered the most help to the most affluent
(By Michael A. Fletcher) - Dollars and visits to mark Katrina anniversary
(By Ed O'Keefe) - Outlook: The soul of New Orleans
(By Dan Baum) - Review: Spike Lee's 'If God is Willing'
(By Hank Stuever) - Review: Kathleen Koch's "Rising from Katrina"
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