TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!:
* FEMA Chief Brown: Former Head of the Arabian Horse Association Qualified
to Manage Agency? *
We speak with Judd Legum from the Center of American Progress about FEMA's
role in handling the catastrophe in the wake of hurricane Katrina.
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http://www.democracynow.org/article....5/09/08/142204
* Why FEMA Failed: The Bush Administration and Disaster Relief *
As Republican leaders announced a joint House-Senate inquiry into failures
surrounding the response to Hurricane Katrina, we take a look at why FEMA
failed with Salon.com staff writer Farhad Manjoo who writes, "Ideologically
opposed to a strong federal role in disaster relief and obsessed with
terrorism, the Bush administration let a once-admired agency fall apart."
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http://www.democracynow.org/article....5/09/08/142212
* Politicizing Disaster Relief: How FEMA Overcompensated Florida Citizens in
the Run-Up to the Presidential Election *
We look at FEMA's disaster response in Florida in the fall of 2004, and how
the presidential election played a role in the distribution of hurricane aid
there.
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http://www.democracynow.org/article....5/09/08/142219