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Jed Horne

Jed Horne moved to New Orleans from New York in 1988 with plans to stay a year and a half. His books include Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City.

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Obama Love/Hate in the Gulf

New Orleans welcomed Obama’s remembrance of Katrina warmly yesterday, but his drilling moratorium remains unpopular, and many have convinced themselves that Bush did a better job.

Jed Horne

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