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    Moore, Oklahoma: Disaster, Relief and Recovery

    The Director of FEMA and the Secretary of Homeland Security are in Moore, Oklahoma after Monday's deadly tornado. We hear about rescue, recovery, rebuilding and resilience.

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    By Warren Olney • May 22, 2013 • 51m Listen

    The Director of FEMA and the Secretary of Homeland Security arrived in Moore, Oklahoma today to assess what assistance is needed after Monday's deadly tornado. People educated by past tornadoes in neighboring cities were already there. We hear about rescue, recovery, rebuilding and human resilience. Also, Los Angeles has a new mayor, Eric Garcetti. On Reporter's Notebook, we talk with Maine Republican Olympia Snowe about leaving the US Senate in order to save it.

    Banner image: Two girls stand in rubble after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, May 20, 2013. Photo Gene Blevins/Reuters

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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