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Former FEMA Director Brown Disputed Katrina Levee Breaches, E-Mails Show

WASHINGTON – Former FEMA director Michael Brown disputed that floodwaters had breached New Orleans’ levees in the early hours after Hurricane Katrina roared ashore, new e-mails released Tuesday show. The 928 pages of e-mails, obtained and released by the Center for Public Integrity, also portray Brown and the Federal Emergency …

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Five Dead in Kentucky Coal Mine Blast; One Walks Away

HOLMES MILL, Ky. – An explosion in an eastern Kentucky coal mine killed five miners Saturday, Gov. Ernie Fletcher said. A sixth miner was able to walk away from the blast and out of the mine on his own. The blast at the Darby Mine No. 1 in Harlan County …

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Ship's Tour Launches Jamestown 400th Anniversary Commemoration

JAMESTOWN, Va. – A replica of one of the three ships that carried the founders of America’s first permanent English settlement to Virginia in 1607 embarked Monday on an East Coast tour. The voyage of the $2.6 million Godspeed launches an 18-month series of events marking Jamestown’s 400th anniversary, and …

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