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An armed officer, masked against the stench and possible contagion of fetid water, stands watch over an evacuation point in New Orleans on Wednesday. (Steven Senne, Associated Press)
Steven Senne, Associated Press
An armed officer, masked against the stench and possible contagion of fetid water, stands watch over an evacuation point in New Orleans on Wednesday.