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  • New Orleans mayor suspends reopening of the city because of Rita

    09/19/2005 3:34:11 PM PDT · by Colonial Warrior · 43 replies · 1,108+ views
    The Times-Picayune ^ | 19 September 2005 | MICHAEL RUBINKAM , AP
    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Under pressure from President Bush and other top federal officials, the mayor Monday suspended the reopening of large portions of the city over the next few days because of the risk of a new round of flooding from a tropical storm. "I am concerned about this hurricane getting in the gulf. ... If we are off, I'd rather err on the side of conservatism to make sure we have everyone out," Mayor Ray Nagin said. The announcement came after repeated warnings from top federal officials — and the president himself — that the city was unsafe....