House Leaders to Lead Trip to Gulf Coast (AP)

Revelers march through the Hurricane Katrina ravaged streets of New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

AP - House Speaker Dennis Hastert and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will travel to the Gulf Coast on Thursday to assess progress in cleanup and rebuilding since Hurricane Katrina devastated the area.

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