Iowa offers Katrina evacuees housing not accepted
Gov. Tom Vilsack said Iowa can accept about 1,000 evacuees but people in the Houston Astrodome chose to stay, feeling tired and frustrated as FEMA planned updates. About 40 evacuees have reached Iowa since Katrina and future plans remain uncertain amid shifting options.
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American Red Cross
Deb Hunt
Pella
Iowa State Fairgrounds
Des Moines
Iowa
Astrodome
Tom Vilsack
Houston
EL Moines
Houston Astrodome
Vilsack
Capitol
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Texas
Congress and Bush vow Katrina disaster probe and relief
President Bush asks Congress to back up to 40 billion dollars for Katrina relief as lawmakers vow investigations into the federal response. Pelosi and others press FEMA leadership as parties discuss bipartisan probes and possible independent commission creation.
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Ashington
Bush
Congress
New Orleans
Washington
Capitol
Gulf Coast
Federal Emergency Management Agency
House
Nancy Pelosi
Michael Brown
Senate Committee
Dennis Hastert
House-Senate
Sen
Hillary Rodham Clinton
New York
Disaster plan in place for orderly evacuations
The Gazette Inn and Johnson County officials outline an emergency Action Plan used near the Duane Arnold Energy Center to warn and move residents. Ned Wright says authorities can alert Cedar Rapids area residents and evacuate Time Check in about an hour if needed.
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Dick Frogan
Gazette Inn
Johnson County
Gulf Coast
Linn
Benton
Duane Arnold
Palo
Ned Wright
Linn County
Wright
New Orleans Mayor Authorizes Forced Evacuations
Sen Chuck Grassley Iowa says hurricane relief delays social security overhaul. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld says Katrina aid will not affect wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. A Katrina evacuee on a commercial flight to Washington attempts suicide, diverting the plane.
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New Orleans
Chuck Grassley
Iowa
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Louisiana
Mississippi
Afghanistan
Iraq
Washington, D.C
Iowa Governor Gets Pay Raise as 16th Highest in Nation
Gov Tom Vilsack will donate part of his raise to charity. A statewide pay hike increases Iowa governor salary from 107 482 to 130 000 and lifts Iowa to No 16 among the 50 states. The change, effective July 1, also boosts salaries for other statewide officials.
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U.S
Vilsack
The
Gazette
Des Moines
Tom Vilsack
New York
Maine
Iowa
Council On State Governments
Governors waive salaries and discuss public-sector pay
Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mitt Romney waive their salaries while Governor Jim Doyle donates part of his salary. The piece notes private sector pay levels and quotes Charles Edwards of Drake University on public sector compensation gaps and trends.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mitt Romney
Massachusetts
Jim Doyle
Wisconsin
Deal
Charles Edwards
Drake University
College of Business & Public Administration
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