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On the recordSeptember 13, 2005
How could local, state and federal authorities let this debacle happen? Who should ultimately get the blame?
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Senator Barack Obama raises questions about the failures of authorities in the response to Hurricane Katrina.

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