http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090827/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_katrina_obama]PROMISES, PROMISES: Early Katrina praise for Obama (AP)[/URL]



AP - As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama pledged to right the wrongs he said bogged down efforts to rebuild the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina. Seven months into the job, he's earning high praise from some unlikely places.