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10:00New Orleans - Post Katrina

After Hurricane Katrina battered the city of New Orleans, President Bush promised an unprecedented Gulf Coast reconstruction effort, but thousands remain displaced. An update on New Orleans.

Guests

John Maggs, reporter for The National Journal

William Hudnut, senior resident fellow for Public Policy, Urban Land Institute and former mayor of Indianapolis, 1976-1991.

Michael Tidwell, author of "Bayou Farewell: The Rich Life and Tragic Death of Louisiana's Cajun Coast."

Terrel Broussard, attorney in private practice

Councilwoman Cynthia Hedge-Morrell, Vice president, New Orleans City Council

11:00Katrina vanden Heuvel: "Dictionary of Republicanisms" (Nation Books)

The editor of The Nation magazine discusses the current issue dedicated to the issue of torture, and a new book's satirical look at what she calls the "Orwellian doublespeak" of political leaders.

Guests

Katrina vanden Heuvel, Editor, The Nation magazine

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