Brown claims White House was aware of flood severity

From: The Philadelphia Tribune | Date: February 12, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Jordan, Lara Jakes
Philadelphia Tribune, The
02-12-2006
WASHINGTON - Former federal disaster chief Michael Brown testified Friday
he notified top White House and Homeland Security officials on the day
Hurricane Katrina roared ashore that "we were realizing our worst
nightmare" and New Orleans was seriously flooding.

He dismissed as "just baloney" and "a little disingenuous" claims by agency
officials that they didn't know about the severity of the damage until the
next day.

Testifying before a Senate committee, Brown said he agreed with members who
characterized him as a scapegoat. "I feel somewhat ...

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