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 WASHINGTON (AP) - As a powerful hurricane nears the coast, the mayor begs residents to evacuate, the governor deploys the National Guard and the president vows a rapid federal response. Politicians are reading from their pre-Katrina scripts as they brace for Rita — an unwelcome second chance to get it right.
The public has every reason to be skeptical as federal, state and city officials pledge not to repeat lethal errors made in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
That monster storm took days to make landfall, yet caught political leaders flat-footed.
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