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disasterrelief

When the blur fails....

Lucy Bernholz

09 Sep 2008

Tony Pipa asks  why are Obama and McCain fundraising for the American Red Cross instead of talking about the government's role in disaster prep and response?

Great questions, great post and comments. See some additional thoughts I posted on this over at All Things Reconsidered.

Tags: philanthropy, disaster

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