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How the Economy Weathered Katrina

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Editor's Note: Jon D. Markman writes a weekly column for CNBC on MSN Money that is republished here on TheStreet.com.


Not too long after Hurricane Katrina punished Louisiana and Mississippi last year with 175 mph winds and vast flooding, government and independent analysts figured the property, infrastructure, oil rig and roads repair bill would amount to upwards of $120 billion. ...

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