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April 11, 2006 - It no longer comes as any surprise, but Senate hearings on the Katrina cleanup effort revealed more wasteful spending. You can read all about it here. This pretty much sums it up:

April 6, 2006 - The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management sold off oil and gas exploration leases in several Southern National Forests last week:

March 30, 2006 - The Times-Picayune summarizes the New Orleans public housing debate:

March 30, 2006 - The U.S.

March 21, 2006 - New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin unveiled the latest plan for rebuilding New Orleans.

March 17, 2006 - Yesterday, by a vote of 348-71, the House approved a measure to provide $19.1 billion for cleanup and rebuilding of the Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. H.R.

March 17, 2006 - As we document in our report, "The Mardi Gras Index" (pdf), one of the key barriers to rebuilding in New Orleans is the decimation of the city's health care system. Here are some of the facts: 1) There were 22 hospitals in Orleans Parish before the 2005 hurricanes; only seven remain.