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President Bush and first lady Laura Bush are greeted by Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, left, as they arrive in New Orleans on Wednesday, March 8, 2006. Six months after Hurricane Katrina left its mark on the Gulf Coast, Mr. Bush was making his 10th trip to the slowly rebuilding region for another progress report.

President Bush poses for a photograph with Theo Richards from Baton Rouge, La., after arriving in New Orleans, Wednesday, March 8, 2006. Richards is a National Service Award winner and was selected to greet the President.

President Bush talks with evangelist Franklin Graham after arriving in New Orleans on Wednesday, March 8, 2006. Graham is joining his father, Billy Graham, in a series of weekend services in New Orleans and was invited to meet President Bush.

President Bush views debris removal in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans on Wednesday, March 8, 2006.

President Bush tours debris removal in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans on Wednesday, March 8, 2006.

President Bush is seen through an abandoned car door as he views debris removal in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans on Wednesday, March 8, 2006. At left is New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin. The worker is unidentified.

President Bush, accompanied by FEMA's Gil Jamieson, rear, picks up a piece of debris as he tours the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans on Wednesday, March 8, 2006.

President Bush walks out of an abandoned house as he views debris removal in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans on Wednesday, March 8, 2006.

President Bush, in Marine One helicopter, takes an aerial tour of New Orleans on Wednesday, March 8, 2006.

President Bush meets workers as he views flood wall construction at the Industrial Canal levee in New Orleans on Wednesday, March 8, 2006.

President Bush, left, and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin view flood wall construction at the Industrial Canal levee in New Orleans, Wednesday, March 8, 2006.

President Bush, holding a takeaway order of red beans and rice, stands with Kim Stewart, center, and 4-year-old James Stewart after visiting a diner in New Orleans, Wednesday, March 8, 2006. At right is Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco and at rear is New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin.

Carrying a hammer and wearing a tool belt, President Bush gets ready to help out during a visit to a home being reconstructed after it was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in Gautier, Miss., Wednesday, March 8, 2006.

President Bush, right, hammers a nail with James Akins during a visit to a home reconstruction in Gautier, Miss., Wednesday, March 8, 2006.

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