SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE ON KATRINA RELIEF

Alabama Governor Bob Riley testifies before a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the presidents request for additional Gulf Coast aid in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and Rita, in Washington on March 7, 2006. Riley was seated next to Governor Kathleen Blanco of Louisiana. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)

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