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On the recordFebruary 9, 2006
They went to sleep Monday night, as Secretary Chertoff said, thinking New Orleans had dodged the bullet. Meantime, in New Orleans, the poor people are drowning.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Lieberman criticizes the lack of awareness and response from the White House regarding the situation in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.

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