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With civilian authority in the Gulf Coast tangled in controversy, politics and bureaucracy, the only government endeavor that appears to be pursuing its mission efficiently is the U.S. military relief effort led by Honoré. Since he arrived in the region on Aug. 31, he has been packing two days into one, shuttling by helicopter along the storm- and flood-ravaged coast. When he sees a problem, he tackles it. He immediately pressured the Federal Government to move gasoline into damaged areas, for example, arguing that if people have gas, they can drive to designated pickup points for food and water...
...this week's follow-up to "An American Tragedy," our 52-page special report on the Gulf Coast disaster of 2005, we dispatched more than a dozen reporters and photographers to the region and assigned 20 reporters in Washington and elsewhere to investigate why things went so badly. In the coming weeks and months, we'll continue to cover this story in the fair and comprehensive way readers have come to expect from the world's leading newsmagazine. Be sure, as well, to check our continuing coverage each day on TIME.com where last week we made news by detailing exaggerations...
President Bush was seated in the White House Situation Room, watching military and disaster officials beaming in from the Gulf Coast on the giant screen of his secure video- teleconferencing system. It had been nearly a week since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, ripping gashes in the Superdome and swamping homes up to their eaves. Bush, more fidgety than usual, was hearing a jumble of conflicting reports about the number of refugees in the Convention Center and the whereabouts of two trucks and trailers loaded with water and food. Furious, he interrupted and glared at the camera transmitting his image...
...aides were describing a three-part comeback plan. The first: Spend freely, and worry about the tab and the consequences later. "Nothing can salve the wounds like money," said an official who helped develop the strategy. "You'll see a much more aggressively engaged President, traveling to the Gulf Coast a lot and sending a lot of people down there...
...recovery of bodies and the delivery of checks. The solemn address is likely to link Katrina to the challenge of 9/11, as Bush has already started doing, and deliver his plan to deal with the aftermath and his reasons for being optimistic about the future of the Gulf Coast. In the meantime, Bush went before cameras to declare this Friday a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the victims of Katrina. And Republicans are also buzzing about the possibility that the White House will name a hurricane czar like Rudy Giuliani or Colin Powell, and announce a Marshall Plan...