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 Hurricane Katrina: Comforting Those in Need
A man walks through the debris amid a neighborhood destroyed by Hurricane Katrina Sept. 2, 2005. President George W. Bush comforts Bronwynne Bassier, right, and her sister Kim after landing in Biloxi, Miss., Friday Sept. 2, 2005, as part of his tour of the Hurricane Katrina-ravaged Gulf Coast. Their family lost everything in the wake of the devastating storm. President George W. Bush embraces victims of Hurricane Katrina Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, during his tour of the Biloxi, Miss., area. " The President told residents that he had come down to look at the damage first hand and to tell the "good people of this part of the world that the federal government is going to help." Laura Bush visits with a family outside their hurricane-damaged home, Monday, Sept. 5, 2005, on West Ida Street in Poplarville, Miss. President George W. Bush and Mrs. Bush made the visit during their trip through the hurricane ravaged areas of the Gulf Coast. President George W. Bush spends a moment with a Patrick Wright during his walking tour Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, of Biloxi, Miss. "You know, there's a lot of sadness, of course," said the President of the devastated area. "But there's also a spirit here in Mississippi that is uplifting."
President George W. Bush comforts a family during his walking tour through neighborhoods damaged by Hurricane Katrina in Biloxi, Miss., Sept. 2, 2005. President George W. Bush meets one-on-one with many hurricane survivors at a shelter established at Bethany World Prayer Center during his visit to Baton Rouge, La., Sept. 5, 2005. Laura Bush visits people affected by Hurricane Katrina at the Bethany World Prayer Center shelter, Monday, Sept. 5, 2005 in Baton Rouge, La., where hundreds of people have taken refuge. President George W. Bush visits with children inside the Bethany World Prayer Center shelter, Monday, Sept. 5, 2005 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The facility is housing hundreds of people displaced by Hurricane Katrina. President George W. Bush takes part in a phone call at the Bethany World Prayer Center shelter, Monday, Sept. 5, 2005 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The facility is housing hundreds of people displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

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