Harry,
Thanks for republishing this news article. Many people are new to the
Internet, and do not know how to read the news at the news web sites. You
provide an excellent service, but please remember to preference your
thoughtful cut and paste with an OT.

Keep up the good work.


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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BATON ROUGE, La., Sept 16 - Nearly three weeks after Hurricane Katrina cut
its devastating path, FEMA - the same federal agency that botched the
rescue mission - is faltering in its effort to aid hundreds of thousands
of storm victims, local officials, evacuees and top federal relief
officials say. The federal aid hot line mentioned by President Bush in his
address to the nation on Thursday cannot handle the flood of calls,
leaving thousands of people unable to get through for help, day after day.

Federal officials are often unable to give local governments permission to
proceed with fundamental tasks to get their towns running again. Most
areas in the region still lack federal help centers, the one-stop shopping
sites for residents in need of aid for their homes or families. Officials
say that they are uncertain whether they can meet the president's goal of
providing housing for 100,000 people who are now in shelters by the middle
of next month.

Today's NY Times.

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George W. Bush, our hero!

"I'm looking forward to a good night's sleep on the soil of a
friend."—Bush, on the prospect of visiting Denmark, Washington D.C., June
29, 2005