FEMA accused of misusing trained disaster workers as public-relations workers

Monday, September 12, 2005 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is being criticized for misallocation of personnel in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. FEMA representatives said they requested volunteers from fire departments around the U.S., to handle its community relations campaign. However, a document FEMA sent to local fire departments asked for firefighters with very

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On the campaign trail in the USA, October 2016

Sunday, November 6, 2016 The following is the sixth and final edition of a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2016 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after an overview of the month’s biggest stories. In this month’s edition on the campaign trail: the Free & Equal Foundation holds a presidential

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Football: Chelsea beats Manchester United 1-0 to win English FA Cup

Tuesday, May 22, 2018 London-based football club Chelsea defeated Manchester United 1–0 at the Wembley stadium on Monday to win the English FA Cup. Belgian winger Eden Hazard, who was brought down by Manchester’s Phil Jones in the penalty area, scored the only goal — a 22nd minute penalty — to win the match for

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Tips To Help Make Your Eyes Better}

Submitted by: Brandon Witham We use our eyes in everyday than any other part of the body, most of the time we overuse the benefits of our eyesight. We neglect it more often than we ought to; as a result of this our vision becomes unclear as the years go by. But of course, there

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Gay Talese on the state of journalism, Iraq and his life

Saturday, October 27, 2007 Gay Talese wants to go to Iraq. “It so happens there is someone that’s working on such a thing right now for me,” the 75-year-old legendary journalist and author told David Shankbone. “Even if I was on Al-Jazeera with a gun to my head, I wouldn’t be pleading with those bastards!

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Promotional Balloons Are Not Just Full Of Hot Air

Read More About: Shirts For Men Online Buy Shirts Online By Matt Franks There is an item that a lot of companies use to promote their business. They can be seen everywhere, and they are given out everywhere. They don’t even need to be given out to promote a business or a product. They just

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SEABL Canberra Capitals win over Bendingo Braves in a thriller

Monday, July 16, 2012Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory — 1 2 3 4 5 The Canberra Capitals Academy won 71–68 against the Bendigo Braves Saturday in the Round 16 South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) game at the Belconnen Basketball and Sports Centre. From a narrow half time lead of 36–35, the Capitals managed to extend

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Levitra ads pulled by FDA

Saturday, April 16, 2005 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has penned a stiff reminder to drug giants Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp. and GlaxoSmithKline PLC: pull your 15-second “reminder” ad for the erectile dysfunction drug, Levitra, off TV. FDA said there is no evidence Levitra is better than rival drugs Viagra from Pfizer, or Cialis, owned

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