Obama attends Hurricane Preparedness Meeting At FEMA Headquarters in Washington
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks, as John Brennan (2nd L), homeland security advisor, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet A. Napolitano (4th L), Craig Fugate (3 rdR), administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and others listen, at a briefing at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in Washington on May 29, 2009. (UPI Photo/Brendan Smialowski/Pool)
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