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Letters: Leadership After Katrina

Scott Simon reads e-mail sent by listeners. Topics include praise for Randy Adams, who helped organize hurricane evacuees at a Memphis hotel; Linda Wertheimer's essay on leadership in Katrina's wake; and messages from notable New Orleans natives.

Letters: Leadership After Katrina

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New Orleans Evacuee Sorts Out Life in Memphis

Scott Simon checks back in with Randy Adams, a New Orleans native who has sought refuge at the Red Roof Inn in downtown Memphis, Tenn. Linda Wertheimer spoke with Adams on Sept. 3, when he was working to coordinate help for fellow evacuees.

New Orleans Evacuee Sorts Out Life in Memphis

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Opinion

Looking for Leadership in a Storm

Sitting on the sidelines during a disaster is tough to do, even for a seasoned journalist. Hurricane Katrina provides many difficult choices for Americans who want to do something -- anything -- to assist victims of the storms. But the most valuable commodity may be leadership.

Looking for Leadership in a Storm

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Education

Surviving a Big Flood on Campus

As of last week, Teryn Terrell was a marketing major at the University of New Orleans. That college campus is now underwater. Terrell tells Linda Wertheimer that her immediate college prospects -- and those of many of her classmates -- are fraught with uncertainty.

Surviving a Big Flood on Campus

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Education

School Group Aims to Help Katrina's Youngest Victims

Katrina displaced thousands of children at the beginning of a new school year. Scott Montgomery, chief of staff for the Council of Chief State School Officers, tells Linda Wertheimer what his organization is doing to help meet educational needs.

School Group Aims to Help Katrina's Youngest Victims

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Effort to Help Evacuees Faces Many Obstacles

Betty Hearn Morrow, a disaster sociologist who studies the best ways to help displaced people cope, tells Linda Wertheimer about the challenges such a disaster presents to social workers.

Effort to Help Evacuees Faces Many Obstacles

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Bush Sends Active Duty Troops to Katrina Region

President Bush says 7,000 active-duty troops will go to Louisiana for additional hurricane relief. Despite hopes all would be evacuated Friday, some New Orleans flood victims remain at the Superdome. Security forces are still trying to restore order, and engineers are working to drain the city.

Bush Sends Active Duty Troops to Katrina Region

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Latinos' Views Mixed on Immigration, Poll Finds

A new survey finds significant differences of opinion on immigration policy among U.S.-born Latinos and those born abroad. Nearly half of all Mexicans would move to the U.S. if they could, it says.

Latinos' Views Mixed on Immigration, Poll Finds

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Your Money

Leaving a Financial and Emotional Will

Linda Wertheimer talks to Ken Dychtwald, president of Age Wave, on "leaving a legacy," which Dychtwald defines as both a financial and an ethical will. His study shows that heirs are more concerned with emotional issues regarding inheritance and family heirlooms, than with money.

Leaving a Financial and Emotional Will

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Media

Shopping for the Home with 'Domino'

Domino is a magazine dedicated to shopping for the home. It features lots of product information and relatively little writing. Editor-in-chief Deborah Needleman and magazine industry analyst Samir Husni tell Linda Wertheimer how Domino fits into new publishing trends.

Shopping for the Home with 'Domino'

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World

Britain Detains 10 as Security Threats

British authorities detain 10 foreign nationals suspected of posing a threat to national security. The move follows July's London bombings and a threat to deport foreigners who advocate terrorism.

Britain Detains 10 as Security Threats

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U.S. End Game in Iraq a Work in Progress

Will a gradual, region-by-region withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq begin next summer, as has been suggested? There is a growing sense of urgency to remove American troops, but turning the job over to Iraqi security forces is a complex prospect.

U.S. End Game in Iraq a Work in Progress

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Revisiting Milestones as Iraq Constitution Nears

On the first of three reports, Linda Wertheimer talks about the critical deadline in Iraq: the completion of a constitution by Aug. 15. The administration frames the push for democracy in Iraq in terms of milestones. Some of the critical dates have been more successful than others.

Revisiting Milestones as Iraq Constitution Nears

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