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Victims of Katrina File Rash of Lawsuits: Federal Government Faces More Than 250,000 Claims

From the Washington Post:

Victims of Katrina File Rash of Lawsuits
Federal Government Faces More Than 250,000 Claims

By Peter Whoriskey
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, May 13, 2007; Page A03

NEW ORLEANS — Ever since the floodwaters receded, the idea that the U.S. government was to blame for the Katrina catastrophe has possessed and angered its victims.

A legion of lawn signs, posted in front of many wrecked homes, wagged a finger at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the federal agency responsible for the flood works: “Hold the Corps accountable!” (keep reading)

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