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September 6th, 2006, 03:30 AM
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060905/ap_on_re_us/katrina_nursing_home_deaths"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060905/capt.fb691c8db69e440dae49cdfe66fb1dae.katrina_nurs ing_home_deaths_laab102.jpg?x=125&y=130&sig=pClGkWVLKb0hwzpLuhYoIA--" align="left" height="130" width="125" alt="James Cobb, Jr., attorney for the owners of St. Rita's Nursing Home, shows a responsibility chart to the media at a news conference in New Orleans, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2006. Cobb has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the owners against state and local government officials for failing to evacuate patients. Thirty-four patients died at the St. Bernard Parish nursing home in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0" /></a>AP - Two nursing home owners who were arrested after 34 of their patients died in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina are suing the government, saying federal, state and local officials failed to keep residents safe and evacuate vulnerable citizens as the storm approached.</p><br clear="all"/>{br}{br}View the Entire Article (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060905/ap_on_re_us/katrina_nursing_home_deaths){br}