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GOV. BLANCO TESTIFIES BEFORE HOUSE KATRINA COMMITEE

Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin appeared before the House Select Hurricane Katrina Committee to discuss the preparedness and response by the city to the disaster during a hearing on December 14, 2005, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

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