Archive for October 26th, 2007

FEMA Workers Masquerade As Reporters

Friday, October 26th, 2007

Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — One way to get decent coverage in this rough-and-tumble city is to arrange to have your own employees interrogate you at your news conference.

That would seem to be the strategy of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, much maligned for its sluggish response to Hurricane Katrina over two years ago.

FEMA scheduled an early afternoon news briefing on only 15 minutes notice to reporters here Tuesday to talk about its handling of assistance to victims of wildfires that were ravaging much of Southern California.

 

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Bush scolds Dems for second effort on children’s health bill

Friday, October 26th, 2007

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON - President Bush accused Democratic lawmakers today of wasting time by passing legislation to expand children’s health coverage, knowing that he would veto it again. At the same time, he criticized Congress for failing to approve spending bills to keep the government running.

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