Documents Show Katrina's Political Storm

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COMMENTARY
In my experience, no one who is serious sends e-mail back and forth to deal with an emergency. For example, in the real world, an e-mailed bomb or suicide threat just doesn't carry the weight of immediacy when it sets in an unchecked mailbox.

NEWSLINE
"Please call me back (or email) as soon as possible _ we're trying to finalize Oprah's schedule and would like to get everything set."

UPDATED NEWSBYTES
E-Mails Show How Katrina Swamped La. Gov.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - As looters and Hurricane Katrina floodwaters ravaged New Orleans, Gov. Kathleen Blanco's top aides were inundated with requests from around the world, from celebrities, dignitaries and people whose relatives were trapped in the city, according to newly released documents.

Katrina Documents Reveal Tensions
(CBS News) As Hurricane Katrina roared ashore and began its assault on homes and lives across Louisiana, a political storm was brewing in the Louisiana governor's office and the White House, newly released documents show.

NEWSBYTES
Documents Show Katrina's Political Storm
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - As Hurricane Katrina roared ashore and thousands of people waited days amid the floodwater for rescue, a series of letters passed between the governor and the White House that reveal delays, claims that requests for federal help weren't received, and concerns on both sides about...

Former Governor: Officials Failed La.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Former Gov. Buddy Roemer says elected officials largely failed Louisiana residents during Hurricane Katrina and that, so far, Gov. Kathleen Blanco has produced more news conferences than action.

La. gov sends hurricane docs to Congress
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Gov. Kathleen Blanco on Friday sent thousands of Hurricane Katrina-related documents to congressional committees investigating government failures following the storm that killed more than 1,000 people in Louisiana.

LA Blanco's Office Glance
(KATC3) Following are selections from the thousands of pages of e-mail messages to and from Gov. Kathleen Blanco staffers in the days before and after Hurricane Katrina. Blanco aides refer to the governor as "KBB."

TENSION: More blame game
GRAVITY: Action talks, bullcrap walks

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