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New Orleans City Council President Oliver Thomas, who a couple of weeks ago said the city didn't want public housing residents who didn't want to work to return, apologized yesterday for his language but said he still believes in what he said.

We have to hand it to New Orleans politicians — they really know how to put their feet in their mouths. First Mayor Ray Nagin came out with his infamous "chocolate city" remarks, and now some New Orleans City Council members have said they don't want the city's poorest residents to return unless they're willing to work. The report initially came from the New Orleans Times-Picayune: