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UPDATE: Official Katrina Death Toll in Louisiana Nears 60; Many Homes Still to be Searched

National News • September 3, 2005
In what has and will in the weeks to come be only described as a grisly job, search and rescue teams announced Sunday that 59 deaths in Louisiana have been confirmed as a result of Hurricane ...

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Subject: Stop Referring to our fellow American Citizens as refugees!

Posted On: September 7, 2005, 2:51 pm CDT
Posted By: Samantha A
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Most of us can't keep away from the news, whether it's via television, newspaper or the internet. We are heartbroken by what has happened but sometimes the media does a horrible job at conveying what's going on for the rest of us who are there. One thing every media outlet continue to do is address the citizens of New Orleans as refugees. They are NOT refugees, they are evacuees! Please stop making them sound like they are fleeing from Sudan or running from Castro. They are Americans like the rest of us, please don't take the only thing they may have left; their dignity!
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RE: Stop Referring to our fellow American Citizens as refuge Joe User
Sep 14, 2005, 7:03 am
RE: Stop Referring to our fellow American Citizens as refuge LL
Sep 7, 2005, 7:55 pm
Stop Referring to our fellow American Citizens as refugees! Samantha A
Sep 7, 2005, 2:51 pm
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