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On the Ground in New Orleans: Reporter Christopher Drew
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An investigative reporter for The New York Times, Christopher Drew has been on the ground in New Orleans and provides a firsthand account of the situation he witnessed in the Superdome and the streets of the flooded city.
He recently co-authored an article on the timeline of the flawed response to Hurricane Katrina, "Breakdowns Marked Path From Hurricane to Anarchy."
Drew's most recent book is Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage.
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