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    Who Gets What in Public Tragedies

    Victims of the attacks of September 11th were compensated with public money. Victioms of the Oklahoma bombing were not. How come? Is there a single, appropriate policy? Why are the victims of some disasters compensated from public coffers while others are not?

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

    Victims of the attacks of September 11th were compensated with public money. Victioms of the Oklahoma bombing were not. How come? Is there a single, appropriate policy? Why are the victims of some disasters compensated from public coffers while others are not?

    We’ll talk to the man who’s handed out a lot of the money. Kenneth Feinberg was special master for the September 11thVictim Compensation Fund and the administrator of BP’s payments to victims of the Gulf Oil Spill. He’s now written a book called, “Who Gets What: Fair Compensation For Tragedy and Finacial Upheaval… “

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Daniel Rothberg

      Nevada Independent

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Kenneth Feinberg

      Author

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    The Syrian War and Secret U.S. Support
    1. 0:00Bo Xilai’s Wife Reportedly Confesses to Murder Charges
    2. 7:14The Syrian War and Secret U.S. Support
    3. 42:21Who Gets What in Public TragediesYou’re reading this
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