Sen. Obama addresses Xavier graduates (AP)

NEW ORLEANS - Nearly a year after Hurricane Katrina submerged Xavier University's campus under eight feet of water, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama on Saturday joined the school in celebrating one of its largest graduating classes. "Thanks for allowing me to share in your miracle," Obama told the nearly 500 graduates of the College of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School seated at the New Orleans Arena. Norman C. Francis, Xavier's president, said he never doubted that the university would hold ...