On the recordDecember 28, 2005
We're still on the battlefield in New Orleans. We're still on the battlefield in this region.
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Oliver Thomas
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transcripts.cnn.comOliver Thomas: “We're still on the battlefield in New Orleans. We're still on the battlefield in this region.”
Editor's note · Context
Oliver Thomas compares the ongoing struggles in New Orleans post-Katrina to being on a battlefield, emphasizing the need for continued efforts to recover.
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Jan 10, 2007
We need to take a look at the state laws. We need to take a look at the speedy trials of violent offenders. If you use a weapon, the laws ought to be stricter, stronger enforcement.
Aug 27, 2006
I would like to see the city take all of its capital funds, whatever we have, and just spend it. Get together with non-profits, housing agencies, and let them have it. Let them start rebuilding yesterday.
Jul 4, 2007
How does that help with 10 or 12 feet of water? The levees, we pray, won't break this time.