http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081230/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_advisers_speak_out : Ex-Bush aides say he never recovered from Katrina (AP) - AP - Hurricane Katrina not only pulverized the Gulf Coast in 2005, it knocked the bully pulpit out from under President George W. Bush, according to two former advisers who spoke candidly about the political impact of the government's poor handling of the natural disaster.

http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081229/ap_on_bi_ge/toxic_trailers : Judge rejects class-action status in trailer suits (AP) - AP - A federal judge on Monday refused to grant class-action status to lawsuits claiming that thousands of Gulf Coast hurricane victims were exposed to potentially toxic fumes while living in government-issued trailers.

http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081227/ap_on_bi_ge/cb_cuba_economy : Cuba growth slows to 4.3 pct on food costs, storms (AP) - AP - Cuba is ending one of its toughest economic years since the collapse of the Soviet Union, as costly food imports and three devastating hurricanes held annual growth to 4.3 percent, barely half the government forecast, top officials said Saturday.

http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081223/sc_nm/us_storm_hurricanes : Active 2009 Atlantic hurricane season predicted (Reuters) - Reuters - Another forecaster predicted an active 2009 Atlantic hurricane season on Tuesday, six months ahead of the tropical cyclone period that begins on June 1.

http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081220/ap_on_re_us/new_orleans_national_guard : Guard to continue patrolling New Orleans (AP) - AP - About 100 National Guard troops will continue patrolling New Orleans, where they have been a constant presence since a rash of violence broke out in June 2006 in the city ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.

http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081218/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/clinton_katrina_donors : Clinton discloses Katrina donors (AP) - AP - A lottery fund, telecommunications company and Hollywood director were among the biggest donors to Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts, according to a list made public Thursday by former President Bill Clinton.

http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081217/ap_on_bi_ge/katrina_rental_program : Katrina recovery: new push to help small landlords (AP) - AP - An $849 million Hurricane Katrina recovery program hobbled by red tape and the national credit crunch will seek to issue rebuilding money directly to small landlords without the involvement of banks, officials said Wednesday.

http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081217/hl_afp/healthdisasterstormus : Heatwaves deadlier than storms, says 'death map' of US (AFP) - AFP - Hurricanes and earthquakes win more headlines but heatwaves claim most lives, according to a survey of mortality from natural threats in the United States, published on Wednesday.

http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081210/ap_on_re_us/katrina_housing : Miss. residents sue over Katrina housing funds (AP) - AP - Housing advocates and low-income residents sued Wednesday to stop Mississippi from spending a half-billion federal dollars to expand a damaged port rather than replace homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081210/ap_on_re_us/hurricane_forecast : Colo. forecasters expect busy '09 hurricane season (AP) - AP - Hurricane forecasters at Colorado State University on Wednesday predicted above-average activity in the Atlantic next year: 14 named storms, including seven hurricanes — three major.

http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081210/ts_nm/us_storm_hurricanes_forecast : Forecasters see active 2009 hurricane season (Reuters) - Reuters - A prominent team of U.S.-based researchers predicted 14 tropical storms in the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season on Wednesday and said seven would develop into hurricanes.

http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081209/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_kroger : Kroger says storm hits 3Q earnings, sees slower 4Q (AP) - AP - Hurricane Ike battered Kroger Co.'s third-quarter profits, and the grocery chain offered a cautious forecast Tuesday amid the churning U.S. economic storm.