Craig Fugate

FEMA Chief Responds To Concerns About Dwindling Disaster Aid

AP | Posted 10.31.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The head of the federal disaster assistance agency says recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Irene will proceed regardless of a dwi...

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Ron Paul Stands By FEMA Criticism

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 10.28.2011

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WASHINGTON -- With reports that Hurricane Irene killed at least 10 people, knocked out power to more than 2 million homes and businesses and left many...

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The Winter Danger That May Surprise You

Mark Shriver | Posted 11.17.2011

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A perfect storm of increased heating costs and record cold weather have forced many families already struggling with the recession to turn to potentially dangerous heating sources.

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Cutting Red Tape and Helping Communities Rebuild

Craig Fugate | Posted 05.25.2011

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Katrina survivors and volunteers from around the country continue to be the biggest contributors to the Gulf Coast's recovery. Their impact simply cannot be measured, neither can the inspiration they have provided to all of us.

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Emergency Social Data Summit Highlights the Role of Social Media During Crises

Alexander Howard | Posted 05.25.2011

The bottom line here is that citizens, government, media and NGOs can collaborate in unprecedented ways using innovative technology.

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The Other Essential Reform Joe Lieberman Is Blocking

Kelly Caldwell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Not only has Sen. Joe Lieberman been working overtime to smother health reform, he's parked himself squarely in the path of another badly-needed, long-awaited change: FEMA.

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Put Kids on Obama's New Orleans Tour

Mark Shriver | Posted 05.25.2011

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Katrina affected everybody in New Orleans, but the long term effects of days in crowded shelters, months of homelessness, and years of changing schools have proved especially destructive to children.

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David Vitter Agrees To Lift Hold On FEMA Nominee

AP | BEN EVANS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed President Barack Obama's pick to head the nation's emergency management agency Tuesday after a Louisiana Repub...

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Vitter's FEMA Block Just "Political Posturing": Gibbs

The Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

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With the start of hurricane season just around the corner, the White House did not mince words Wednesday in blasting Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) for pla...

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Craig Fugate, FEMA Nominee, Blocked By David Vitter

McClatchy | Posted 05.25.2011

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A Louisiana senator is stalling Florida emergency management director Craig Fugate's nomination as head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency ....

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Giving FEMA the Green Light

Kelly Caldwell | Posted 05.25.2011

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It is not enough to either sit by and hope that each president makes disaster-recovery a priority, or to spread urban legends designed to make FEMA as popular as Guantanamo Bay.

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Craig Fugate: Obama's FEMA Director

AP | EILEEN SULLIVAN and BRENT KALLESTAD | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Wednesday tapped Florida emergency manager Craig Fugate to head the Federal Emergency Management Agency, ...

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'Boomerang' Fay gains strength over Florida

AP | MATT SEDENSKY | Posted 05.25.2011

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NAPLES, Fla. — Tropical Storm Fay rolled ashore in southwestern Florida on Tuesday without much fanfare, but stubbornly hung around like an unwe...

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What storm? Keys take Tropical Storm Fay in stride

AP | BRIAN SKOLOFF | Posted 05.25.2011

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KEY WEST, Fla. — Two years since a hurricane last lashed at Florida, many residents took a wait-and-see attitude Monday as a strengthening Tropi...

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Tropical Storm Fay Closes In On Florida Keys

AP | BRIAN SKOLOFF | Posted 05.25.2011

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KEY WEST, Fla. — Two years since a hurricane last lashed at Florida, many residents took a wait-and-see attitude Monday as a strengthening Tropi...

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