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FormerRepublican

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Sun Sep-04-05 09:15 PM
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13. Local officials were overwhelmed with the magnitude of the task -

too much to do, not enough people to do it. That's why the feds are SUPPOSED to become involved to assist in major evacuations like this.

In fact, it's written into the FEMA regs. They just didn't follow them.

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