After Hurricane Sandy, Assessing FEMA

Superstorm Sandy has FEMA back in the headlines, with potential consequences for the Presidential campaign. What does FEMA really do? What are the benefits and risks for the Obama campaign? Is Mitt Romney being pushed under the bus by the Republican Governor of devastated New Jersey? Also, a major Hollywood moment: Disney acquires Star Wars.

Photo: President Obama receives an update on the ongoing response to Hurricane Sandy at the National Response Coordination Center at FEMA headquarters in Washington, DC, October 28, 2012. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza