New Orleans waters recede as political storm rages

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Engineers pumped flood waters out of New Orleans on Tuesday and rescuers pulled out survivors of a disaster which claimed thousands of lives as the political storm grew over disorganized Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
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