On the recordJanuary 3, 2007
It is the responsibility of the president of the United States to lead when this kind of crisis and this kind of catastrophe occurs, and he hasn't done it.
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John Edwards blames the president for the lack of effective leadership in the rebuilding efforts in New Orleans.
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