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...Kentucky Storms Wreak Havoc A devastating ice storm hammered the Southeast, killing 55 people and leaving 1.3 million homes without power. Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear called the storm the worst in the state's history and asked the White House to declare disaster status, which would provide funding to help cover a cleanup whose cost has surged past $45 million...
...state officials, the weekend involved a rapid reassessment of just how dire the situation had become. Speaking out the day after some local municipalities decried a lack of federal or state emergency relief, Gov. Steve Beshear described the fallout from last week's ice storm as the state's largest-ever natural disaster. He then activated every last member of Kentucky's National Guard, dispatching all 4,600 Guardsman to assist with the statewide crisis. On Sunday, they were going door to door in some areas, to reach stranded citizens. But by Monday, there were still a quarter-million people...
...Blanton, a spokesman for Gov. Beshear's office said late Saturday night that Kentucky was in the grip of "the biggest natural disaster in the state's history,' and that it was a crisis of not only electricity but of communication. "This is a situation that's awesome in scope. Ninety of 120 counties are declared emergencies, and it's becoming an issue of communication. Communication towers and lines have gone down, whole communication systems have been devastated," which made it difficult to assess conditions and target relief efforts. He also acknowledged that given the breadth of the emergency, some...
...split decision on Southern Governors After a single term marred by hiring scandals, GOP Governor Ernie Fletcher was bounced by Steve Beshear, a Democrat who had been out of politics since 1987. In Mississippi, GOP Governor Haley Barbour was re-elected easily, showing that he may be the only Gulf Coast politician whose fortunes were undimmed by Hurricane Katrina...
...self-disciplined, serious defender of the G.O.P. The only Republican to win a statewide race in Kentucky since 1968, he says balancing the budget is the most important issue facing the U.S. He also supports capital-gains-tax cuts, opposes congressional term limits and denies opponent Steven Beshear's assertion that Republicans would cut programs like Medicare, Medicaid and college loans...