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Joe Lieberman: “They went to sleep Monday night, as Secretary Chertoff said, thinking New Orleans had dodged the bullet. Meantime, in…”

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

Editor's note · Context

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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