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The Disaster President

September 26, 2005 issue

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Presents an editorial regarding U.S. President George W. Bush's response to Hurricane Katrina. Incompetence of the Bush administration in handling the disaster relief efforts; Criticism of the Bush administration for prioritizing funding for anti-terrorism and the Iraq War rather than for the protection of citizens against disasters; Impact of the hurricane on the energy markets in the U.S.; Suggestion that Bush should have called for an excess-profits tax on oil companies to help pay for the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast areas.

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HURRICANE Katrina, 2005; HURRICANES; DISASTER relief; NATURAL disasters; EMERGENCY management; CRISIS management; ENERGY policy; UNITED States
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