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goodmorning.

earlierthisweek,ihadcoffeewithrockeyvaccarellainthewhitehouse.rockeyisfromsaintbernardparishinlouisiana,andheandhisfamilylosteverythingtheyownedtohurricanekatrina.rockeydrovetowashingtontothankthefederalgovernmentforitseffortstohelppeoplelikehim.andhebroughtatraileralongtohelpremindusthatmanygoodpeoplealongourgulfcoastarestilllivingindifficultconditio,andthatthehardworkofrebuildinghasonlyjustbegun.

thistuesdaymarksthefirstaiversaryofkatrina--oneofthedeadliestandmostcostlynaturaldisastersinamericanhistory.inmiiii,thestormwipedoutvirtuallyeverythingalongan80-milestretchofthecoast,flatteninghomesanddestroyingentirecommunities.inlouisiana,floodingleft80percentofthecityofneworleaunderwater.thehumancostswereevenmoreterrible.morethanathousandpeopledied,countlefamilieslosttheirhomesandlivelihoods,andteofthousandsofmen,women,andchildrenwereforcedtofleetheregionandleavebehindeverythingtheyknew.

duringthestormandinthedaysthatfollowed,americareondedwithheroismandcompaion.coastguardandotherpersoelrescuedpeoplestrandedinfloodedneighborhoodsandbroughtthemtohighground.doctorsandnursesstayedbehindtocarefortheirpatients,andsomeevenwentwithoutfoodsotheirpatientscouldeat.manyofthefirst-reondersriskingtheirlivestohelpotherswerevictimsthemselves--woundedhealers,withaseeofdutygreaterthantheirownsuffering.andacroourgreatland,thearmiesofcompaionralliedtobringfoodandwaterandhopetofellowcitizewhohadlosteverything.intheseandcountleotherselfleacts,wesawtheiritofamericaatitsbest.

unfortunately,katrinaalsorevealedthatfederal,state,andlocalgovernmentswereureparedtoreondtosuchanextraordinarydisaster.andthefloodwatersexposedadeep-seatedpovertythathascutpeopleofffromtheoortunitiesofourcountry.solastyearimadeasimplepledge:thefederalgovernmentwouldlearn

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