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Can Bush get trash bins for Iowa mayor?
The Swampby Frank James Buildings and debris are seen floating in the Cedar River against a railroad bridge Saturday, June 14, 2008, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) FEMA recently sent out a press release with statistics on what it......Tags: Government, George W. Bush, Iowa, White House, National Government
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Bush visits flood-damaged Iowa
The Swampby Katie Fretland With his sleeves rolled up, President Bush visited Iowa's flood zones, where he made a pledge to small town residents that the government would not forget them. "I know a lot of farmers and cattlemen are hurting......Tags: George W. Bush, Iowa, White House, Hurricane Preparedness, Meteorological Disasters
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Swamp Sunrise
The SwampGood morning. Here are a few Washington events of note for Thursday, July 17. President Bush is flying to California to inspect wildfire damage and to attend a Republican National Committee reception. The Senate Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery is...Tags: George W. Bush, White House, Hurricane Preparedness, California, Disasters
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Organized labor strikes at FedEx CEO
The Swampby Jill Zuckman On the campaign trail, Sen. John McCain often extols the virtues of Fred Smith, the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of FedEx, the first overnight express delivery company. McCain has often said that if elected, he......Tags: Employees, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Company Information, Corporate Officers
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Bush: 'We face this emergency together'
The Swampby Mark Silva BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - President Bush, who plans to travel to San Antonio tomorrow to oversee hurricane preparations, said today that the people of New Orleans should prepare for serious flooding and heed orders to evacuate the......Tags: George W. Bush, Hurricane Preparedness, California, Meteorological Disasters, Disasters
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Bush: Gustav, Katrina, tale of two storms
The Swampby Mark Silva ST. PAUL, Minn. -- President George W. Bush, standing in shirtsleeves beneath the fluorescent lighting of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's command center in Washington, pledged Sunday that Hurricane Gustav's onslaught would be met...Tags: George W. Bush, Hurricane Preparedness, White House, Dick Cheney, Meteorological Disasters
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John McCain: 'We're jamming, you know'
The Swampby Mark Silva ST. PAUL, Minn. - After more than eight years of campaigning for the presidency, Sen. John McCain surely must be frustrated by the fact that his long-awaited nominating convention could be taking back seat to an impending......Tags: George W. Bush, White House, Meteorological Disasters, Joe Lieberman, Mississippi
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FEMA'S Brownie: 'Success 160, failure 1'
The Swampby Mark Silva ST. PAUL -- On this day when Hurricane Gustav has reminded all about the failed response to Hurricane Katrina three years ago, the man who ran FEMA during Katrina wants to say that people forget that he......Tags: George W. Bush, Meteorological Disasters, Bill Clinton, Hurricane Gustav (2008), September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Hurricane Ike: Feds outline preparations
The Swampby Frank James The Feds have issued a press release outlining the preparations they've made for Hurricane Ike. The release has some useful information. For instance, there are more than 1,000 high-water vehicles at the ready to conduct search-and-rescue.....Tags: George W. Bush, Diseases and Illnesses, Housing and Urban Planning, Meteorological Disasters, Disasters and Accidents
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Hurricane Ike-DHS-FEMA live-blog
The SwampBill Murphy, right, stands with his wife, Barbara, as two others who were stranded with them wait to be rescued from flood waters by a Coast Guard helicopter in High Island, Texas Friday, Sept. 12, 2008 (AP Photo/The Dallas......Tags: George W. Bush, Michael Chertoff, Hurricane Preparedness, Meteorological Disasters, Disasters
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Hurricane Ike victims should 'be patient'
The SwampA flooded street after Hurricane Ike hit the Texas coast, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, in Galveston, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) by Frank James Not many details from the 2:30 pm federal press conference on Hurricane Ike held by Homeland......Tags: Michael Chertoff, Hurricane Preparedness, Meteorological Disasters, Disasters, Hurricanes
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Hurricane Ike -- feds to brief at 2:30 ET
The Swampby Frank James Federal officials plan a 2:30 pm ET Hurricane Ike briefing at the Federal Emergency Management Agency's headquarters in downtown Washington, D.C. That should give us some of the best information yet, at least when it comes to......Tags: Hurricane Preparedness, Meteorological Disasters, Disasters, Hurricanes, Hurricane Ike (2008)
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