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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (40538)	9/5/2005 2:38:05 AM
From: patron_anejo_por_favor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Vitter's been reasonably vocal in his criticism. I don't particularly like the guy but he's represented pretty well this week. Saw Bobby Jindal on an interview, I agree he's very impressive.

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (40538)	9/5/2005 7:45:59 PM
From: David Jones	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

>>>http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/05/national/nationalspecial/05blame.html<<<< Louisiana and New Orleans have received a total of about $750 million in federal emergency and terrorism preparedness grants in the last four years, Homeland Security Department officials said. Mr. Chertoff said he recognized that the local government's capacity to respond to the disaster was severely compromised by the hurricane and flood. "What happened here was that essentially, the demolishment of that state and local infrastructure, and I think that really caused the cascading series of breakdowns," he said.