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A state official in Gary, Ind., is being labeled racist for using the phrase “city mentality” before a predominantly black audience, reports the Indianapolis Star. Bureau of Motor Vehicles (search) Commissioner Joel Silverman was in Gary hearing concerns from local residents about plans to shutter branches of his agency in …

WASHINGTON – The post office has delivered some 15,000 Social Security checks at collection points in the area affected by Hurricane Katrina (search), officials said Wednesday. But the agency is still trying to locate 2,000 of its workers. In the affected region, 188 post offices have returned to full service, …

NEW ORLEANS – Some sneak into shelters at night and then slip out in the morning, praying they won’t be noticed. Others avoid government help altogether, preferring to ride out the chaos and destruction alone in a foreign land. For illegal immigrants, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (search) has meant …