11/01/2007
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"To expedite the process, the President has directed FEMA to work with the Red Cross and large shelters."
"Hurricane Katrina has resulted in unprecedented property damage."
"I have found that the conditions caused by Hurricane Katrina constitute a 'national emergency' within the meaning of section 6."
"I've declared Friday, September 16, 2005, a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance."