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...Management Agency (FEMA) still has no broad, comprehensive flood management plan, and lacks the ability to coordinate effectively with state and local officials. Chairman of FEMA, Michael Chertoff, has made proposals for improvement that include satellite tracking of relief vehicles and specialized reconnaissance teams. In the face of the deep institutional problems, however, these solutions are far from panaceas. As the recent hurricanes have illustrated, a full three years after “Katrinagate,” FEMA has failed to address the root causes of its problems.FEMA remains under the auspices of the Department of Homeland Security: a subordinacy...
...Alright, so maybe things aren’t that bad, but all I’m saying is that when you’re six Red Bulls deep trying to finish up a paper that’s three hours late, you might just want a little diversion from the daily grind...
...other stories by lesser writers. But while he got caught up in the misery of travel and the griping of the press pack, Wallace also noticed that it was the television camera men who were the most trustworthy witnesses and analysts of the candidates' chances, and developed a deep appreciation for the sacrifices John McCain made, and the indignities he faced, as he tried to become President. The story was later expanded and turned into the e-book Up Simba...
...marijuana affair reflects the problems faced by a sport that has been assigned a deep cultural significance, yet which is struggling to sustain interest. The number of aspiring wrestlers is dwindling: Whereas each tournament used to attract over 100 new applicants up until about a decade ago to join the ranks of the rikishi, in the most recent event there were only three. "Because of a low birth rate there are fewer children to grow up to become sumo wrestlers," says sports journalist Seijun Ninomiya. "So, out of necessity, we began to turn to overseas athletes." Today, more than...
...their faith have little hope that Benedict's four-day visit - which will include a mass in central Paris and a visit to the southwest pilgrimage town of Lourdes - can make a real difference. "It will create a buzz, but I don't think it will create a very deep feeling of religion," said Guillaume de Galard, 32, exiting mass on a recent Sunday in downtown Paris. "It will only exist for his time he's here...