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Ray Nagin: I think it's unfortunate. I think that for a FEMA director to be, you know, in Washington and trying to deflect…

On the recordSeptember 26, 2005
I think it's unfortunate. I think that for a FEMA director to be, you know, in Washington and trying to deflect attention off of, you know, his performance is unbelievable to me.
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Ray Nagin

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Nagin criticizes the FEMA director for deflecting blame during the crisis.

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