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Bush Has Declared Katrina-Related Emergencies in 40 States
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of ABC News
ABC News, September 15, 2005
Posted: November 23rd, 2006
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1129802
Posted: November 23rd, 2006
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1129802
The dire conditions created by Hurricane Katrina may be confined to the Gulf Coast, but on paper the emergency is all over the country. President Bush has declared that Katrina-related emergencies exist in 40 states and the District of Columbia. Some, such as California, Massachusetts and North Dakota, are far removed from Katrina's wrath. Apparently it does not take much to qualify as an emergency.
Note: These "emergencies" also give the president extraordinary powers to curtail civil liberties.