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Officials Quick to Praise Emergency Response [Correction 9/10/08]
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The Washington Post
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September 2, 2008
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As Hurricane Gustav ground through central Louisiana and
authorities nervously awaited damage reports, Bush administration
officials yesterday were already applauding their performance so
far, three years after the misery of Hurricane Katrina.
President Bush told reporters in Texas before noon that "the
coordination on this storm is a lot better than Katrina."
"I feel good about this event," Bush said, crediting the improved
response to the "spirit of sharing" between the Republican governors
of Gulf Coast states.
Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator R. David
Paulison said aboard Air Force One of the response in Louisiana,
"The cooperation is the best I've seen. All the parish ...
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