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    Superstorm Sandy and FEMA

    After major disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency becomes a household word. It gave George W. Bush a black eye after Katrina. Now President Obama is deploying FEMA with less than a week until Election Day. GOP Governor Chris Christie has welcomed him to New Jersey. What is FEMA's relationship to the states?

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    After major disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency becomes a household word. It gave George W. Bush a black eye after Katrina. Now President Obama is deploying FEMA with less than a week until Election Day. GOP Governor Chris Christie has welcomed him to New Jersey. What is FEMA's relationship to the states? Who's really in charge? What has Mitt Romney had to say about the agency and its future? We talk with a former leader of FEMA and others about federal assistance in times of trouble and in the presidential campaign.

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    After Hurricane Sandy, Assessing FEMA
    1. 0:00Northeast States Limp Toward Recovery in Wake of Hurricane Sandy
    2. 7:21Superstorm Sandy and FEMAYou’re reading this
    3. 42:58Disney to Buy Lucasfilm…and Make More Star Wars Movies
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Caitlin Shamberg

      KCRW

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Sonya Geis

      Senior Managing Editor

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      Devlin Barrett

      National Security reporter, The Washington Post

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      David Paulison

      Command Consulting Group

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      Heritage Foundation

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    After Hurricane Sandy, Assessing FEMA
    1. 0:00Northeast States Limp Toward Recovery in Wake of Hurricane Sandy
    2. 7:21Superstorm Sandy and FEMAYou’re reading this
    3. 42:58Disney to Buy Lucasfilm…and Make More Star Wars Movies
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