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Strength in the stormStrength in the storm

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Robin Lee Allen

September 12, 2011

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Robin Lee Allen

Here on the East Coast we’re still shaking our heads in disbelief after a week punctuated by an atypical earthquake and a virulent storm named Irene, which was downgraded from a hurricane before hitting land but still packed a wallop that left many without electrical power and contending with major flooding.

Adding to the anxiety, a storm called Lee is wreaking havoc on New Orleans, a place that also felt the wrath of Mother Nature six years ago when Katrina hit. At the same time, the sputtering economy is keeping pundits busy deciphering what appear to be sinking signals of financial recovery. The backdrop to all of this is the 10th anniversary of 9/11, an event that still feels raw and gruesome even given a decade to dige...

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