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This article is part of the SourceWatch and Congresspedia coverage of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and the 2008 presidential election

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The following are links to news releases and articles by Barack Obama on Hurricane Katrina and related to U.S. presidential election, 2008.

2005

• Press Release: "Obama visits hurricane victims in Houston with former Presidents Bush and Clinton," Office of Sen. Barack Obama, September 5, 2005.
• Press Release: "Statement of Senator Barack Obama on Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts," Office of Sen. Barack Obama, September 6, 2005.
• Transcript: "Hurricane Katrina," CNN Larry King Live, September 6, 2005.
• "Obama Introduces Bill to Create a National Emergency Family Locator System," Office of Sen. Barack Obama, September 7, 2005.
• Press Release: "Obama Introduces Bill to Create National Emergency Volunteer Corps," Office of Sen. Barack Obama, September 8, 2005.
• Jeff Zeleny, "Judicious Obama turns up volume," Chicago Tribune, September 12, 2005.
• Press Release: "Obama Says Disaster Evacuation Plans Must Account for Society’s Most Vulnerable," Office of Sen. Barack Obama, September 12, 2005.
• Press Release: "Obama, Coburn to Introduce Hurricane Katrina Oversight Legislation," Office of Sen. Barack Obama, September 14, 2005.
• Press Release: "Emanuel, Obama Announce Plan for Fast-Track Tax Refunds. Introduces Accelerated Tax Benefits Legislation for Katrina Victims," Office of Rep. Rahm Emanuel, September 14, 2005.
• Press Release: "Obama Response to the President's Speech about the Gulf Coast Rebuilding Effort," Office of Sen. Barack Obama, September 15, 2005.
• Javier C. Hernandez, "Obama Talks Katrina Relief. Barack Obama returns to alma mater for black alumni celebration," The Harvard Crimson, September 19, 2005.
• Jonathan Alter, "The Other America. An Enduring Shame: Katrina reminded us, but the problem is not new. Why a rising tide of people live in poverty, who they are—and what we can do about it," Newsweek (MSNBC), September 19, 2005 (issue): "'I hope we realize that the people of New Orleans weren't just abandoned during the hurricane,' Sen. Barack Obama said last week on the floor of the Senate. 'They were abandoned long ago—to murder and mayhem in the streets, to substandard schools, to dilapidated housing, to inadequate health care, to a pervasive sense of hopelessness.'"
• Interview: "Sen. Barack Obama on Poverty and Katrina," News & Notes/NPR, September 21, 2005.
• Press Release: "Obama Amendment Requiring Evacuation Plans to Account for Society's Most Vulnerable Passes Senate Committee Unanimously," Office of Sen. Barack Obama, September 22, 2005.
• Press Release: "Obama, Coburn Hurricane Katrina Oversight Bill Passes Senate Committee Unanimously," Office of Sen. Barack Obama, September 22, 2005.
• Press Release: "Obama and Coburn Call FEMA Decision to Rebid No-Bid Hurricane Relief Contracts a Victory for Taxpayers," Office of Sen. Barack Obama, October 6, 2005.
• "Obama leads focus on Katrina aftermath during Celebration of Black alumni," Harvard Law Today/Harvard Law School, November 2005.
• Press Release: "Obama Calls on FEMA to Immediately Re-bid All No-bid Katrina Reconstruction Contracts," Office of Sen. Barack Obama, November 17, 2005.

2006

• Press Release: "Obama to Propose Aid for Katrina Children," Office of Sen. Barack Obama, February 2, 2006.
• Press Release: "Obama Reaction to White House Report on Hurricane Katrina," Office of Sen. Barack Obama, February 23, 2006.
• Press Release: "Obama Amendment to End No-bid Contracts for Hurricane Katrina Reconstruction Passes Senate," Office of Sen. Barack Obama, May 4, 2006.
• Press Release: "Obama, Coburn Amendment to Require Competitively Bid Katrina Contracts," Office of Sen. Barack Obama, June 15, 2006.
• Press Release: "Obama, Coburn Amendment to Stop No-bid Contracts for Gulf Coast Restoration Included in DOD Authorization Bill," Office of Sen. Barack Obama, June 16, 2006.
• Press Release: "Obama, Coburn Ask FEMA to Address Ballooning No-bid Contracts for Gulf Coast Reconstruction," Office of Sen. Barack Obama, August 14, 2006.

2007

• Mike Dorning, "Obama blasts Bush adminstration on Katrina recovery," Chicago Tribune, January 29, 2007.