Explosion Wakes New Orleans... Mayor Seething At Slow Federal Response: "They Don't Have A Clue What's Going On Down There"...

Explosion Wakes New Orleans... Mayor Seething At Slow Federal Response: "They Don't Have A Clue What's Going On Down There"...

An explosion jolted residents awake early Friday, illuminating the pre-dawn sky with red and orange flames over the city where corpses rotted along flooded sidewalks and bands of armed thugs thwarted fitful rescue efforts.

Congress was rushing through a $10.5 billion aid package, the Pentagon promised 1,400 National Guardsmen a day to stop the looting and President Bush planned to visit the region. But city officials were seething with anger about what they called a slow federal response following the devastation left by Hurricane Katrina.

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