Word: gustav
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...PAUL, Minn.—Delegates and Harvard affiliates at the Republican National Convention applauded the Republican leadership's decision to cancel the festivities of the first day out of respect to victims of Hurricane Gustav, which is threatening the Gulf Coast...
...idea of continuing with partisan activities during Gustav, which made landfall west of New Orleans around 10:30 a.m. EST this morning, had made some Republicans uncomfortable because of worries that the party would look out of touch if it held a celebration in the midst of a natural disaster...
Republicans were also worried that Gustav might remind Americans of the Bush administration's response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, which many experts have said was inadequate and marred by tactical blunders...
Weatherl noted that the cancellation of events was necessary and appropriate given the expected destruction from Gustav...
...homes once stood, damaged streets which once led to vibrant downtowns, trees still festooned with insulation and tarpoleons meant to protect buildings that no longer exist. To their left, a steady snarl of traffic snaked its way eastward as residents from Louisiana and Mississippi fled the wrath of Hurricane Gustav, expected to make landfall as a Category 3 hurricane Monday morning southeast of Louisiana in Plaquemines Parish. At 6 a.m. EDT, the storm's center was located about 85 miles south of New Orleans and was moving northwest at 16 mph, as powerful winds lashed the largely deserted Louisiana coast...