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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-05-05 09:28 PM
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Federal workers blog - focusing on Katrina (interesting takes on it all)
http://www.govexec.com/fedblog/

Wednesday, August 31

2:23 p.m. ET
Relief by the Numbers Just a few of the numbers related to what is rapidly becoming the biggest federal disaster response effort in history:

* 39 FEMA disaster medical assistance teams sent to staging areas near affected areas.
* 40 Medical shelters being set up by the Health and Human Services Department.
* 50 Military helicopters mobilized to assist FEMA in response efforts.
* 500 Beds in mobile hospital DoD is deplying in New Orleans.
* 800 Military personnel deployed to assist the Red Cross in setting up shelters.
* 1,000 People already rescued by the Coast Guard.
* 1,700 Trailer trucks mobilized by FEMA to move supplies into position.
* 1.5 million Military Meals-Ready-to-Eat available for distribution to victims if necessary.
* 13.4 million Liters of water delivered to the region under the auspices of the Transportation Department.

Anybody still think government can't love? -> http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0805/082905ol.htm
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DELUSIONAL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-05-05 09:53 PM
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1. a whole bunch of BS
I see they have the talking points down.

No wonder the Federal Government is so screwed up.

It will take a long long time for the opposition party, once they regain power, to clean out the demons out of all levels of the government.

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