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<blockquote data-quote="susiedriver" data-source="post: 48099">Moreluck, &nbsp;Gov Blanco isued a State Of Emergency Friday Aug 26. Bush issued one Saturday Aug 27 fo LA and Sunday Aug 28 for MS. &nbsp;From The Whitehouse Aug 28: THE PRESIDENT: This morning I spoke with FEMA Undersecretary Mike Brown and emergency management teams not only at the federal level but at the state level about the -- Hurricane Katrina. I&#039;ve also spoken to Governor Blanco of Louisiana, Governor Barbour of Mississippi, Governor Bush of Florida, and Governor Riley of Alabama. I want to thank all the folks at the federal level and the state level and the local level who have taken this storm seriously. I appreciate the efforts of the governors to prepare their citizenry for this upcoming storm. &nbsp;Yesterday, I signed a disaster declaration for the state of Louisiana, and this morning I signed a disaster declaration for the state of Mississippi. These declarations will allow federal agencies to coordinate all disaster relief efforts with state and local officials. We will do everything in our power to help the people in the communities affected by this storm &nbsp;Maybe we should be asking what the meaning of &#039;all&#039; is.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="susiedriver, post: 48099"] Moreluck, Gov Blanco isued a State Of Emergency Friday Aug 26. Bush issued one Saturday Aug 27 fo LA and Sunday Aug 28 for MS. From The Whitehouse Aug 28: [i]THE PRESIDENT: This morning I spoke with FEMA Undersecretary Mike Brown and emergency management teams not only at the federal level but at the state level about the -- Hurricane Katrina. I've also spoken to Governor Blanco of Louisiana, Governor Barbour of Mississippi, Governor Bush of Florida, and Governor Riley of Alabama. I want to thank all the folks at the federal level and the state level and the local level who have taken this storm seriously. I appreciate the efforts of the governors to prepare their citizenry for this upcoming storm. Yesterday, I signed a disaster declaration for the state of Louisiana, and this morning I signed a disaster declaration for the state of Mississippi. [b]These declarations will allow federal agencies to coordinate all disaster relief efforts with state and local officials.[/b] We will do everything in our power to help the people in the communities affected by this storm[/i] Maybe we should be asking what the meaning of 'all' is. [/QUOTE]

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