Hurricane Gustav
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Hurricane Gustav hit the coast of Louisiana with a slightly weaker force than forecast, causing oil prices to drop even as officials remained concerned about widespread flooding and wind damage
Broad sell-off as Gustav starts to blow out
Commodities prices fell to their lowest level in over six months, as crude oil prices tumbled on the news that hurricane Gustav had caused only minor damage to refineries in the US Gulf of Mexico, sparking a broader sell-off
Markets relieved as Gustav weakens
Hurricane Gustav ploughed into the Gulf Coast of Louisiana with less force than forecast, prompting relief in global oil markets, as government officials scrambled to avoid the mistakes made during hurricane Katrina three years ago
Clive Crook: Bush weathers the storm
The Bush administration’s response to hurricane Katrina in the summer of 2005 is the worst stain on its record – worse in some ways than Iraq. Has George W. Bush, radiating idiotic cheerfulness in the face of a total failure of disaster management, ever seemed such a simpleton, such a figurehead of epic incompetence?
New Orleans likely to escape the worst
Its levees were holding up against the surge from the outer edges of a slightly weaker storm that had veered west away from the city before making landfall
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Slideshow: Pictures of the residents of New Orleans preparing for the landfall of Hurricane Gustav as it approaches the the Gulf Coast.
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