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'Times-Pic' to Bush: 'No Question' That Federal Response to Katrina Was 'Slow, Shameful'
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Bush On Katrina: ‘Don’t Tell Me The Federal Response Was Slow’
thinkprogress.org — During his final press conference this morning, Bush defended his response to Katrina. He said he has... “thought long and hard about Katrina” and admitted that “things [could] have been done better” but denied any problem with ... (more) Bush On Katrina: ‘Don’t Tell Me The Federal Response Was ...
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New Orleans Times-Picayune to Bush: 'No Question' Federal Response to Katrina Was 'Slow, Shameful'
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... words back at him, noting that a few days after the storm hit the president said, "The results are not acceptable."... The editorial concluded: "This is more than a difference in semantics. Plenty of reforms are still needed at the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other federal disaster-response entities. The last thing bureaucrats in those agencies need is the view that their performance during Katrina was fine. It wasn't. New Orleanians and the nation know it."... Read more: http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_di...

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