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    Promises and Realities Two Years after Katrina

    Two years after Katrina, President Bush and his would-be successors are showing up in New Orleans. Anniversary promises may be falling on deaf ears. Also, private practices and public policy in Turkey, and the US Senator and the men's room sting.

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    By Warren Olney • Aug 28, 2007 • 1h 0m Listen

    Two years after Katrina, President Bush and his would-be successors are showing up in New Orleans. Anniversary promises may be falling on deaf ears. We hear from a devastated city where many residents think they've been forgotten by the rest of America. Also, private practices and public policy in Turkey and, on Reporter's Notebook, after 27 years on Capitol Hill, Idaho's Republican Senator Larry Craig faces calls to resign—from fellow conservatives. It has to do with allegations of homosexual conduct.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Dan Konecky

      Producer, To the Point

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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