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If all of the buses make it into the city, Nagin said, the Superdome could be cleared out by nightfall today.Most of the people will go to Houston, where they will stay in the Astrodome. Natale urged Cooke to send Padilla to a mental hospital where he could be treated for what the defense called debilitating anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.The defense had contended that Padilla, a 36-year-old former Chicago gang member, was mentally damaged by the 3 1/2 years he was held without charges at the Navy brig in Charleston, S.C. "She still gets residuals and stuff, which is so cool," she'd said. London A new Brit pack has emerged here in fashion's creative hub, once again putting the London shows in the international spotlight.