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Blanco to thank first responders, Bush in Saturday address
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Louisiana's Democratic Governor Kathleen Blanco, who early in the Katrina disaster had turned a cold shoulder to President Bush, will praise him for his handling of the disaster in the Democrats' radio address Saturday, RAW STORY has learned.

“I want to take this opportunity to thank President George W. Bush," she will say. "He has recognized that Katrina was no ordinary hurricane and that our federal government will have to help us in extraordinary ways. We are prepared to work as partners."

“Some issues reach beyond party," she'll add. "In the face of the human tragedy, which lies behind us, and the task that lies ahead of us, there is no room for partisan politics."