last hurricane season $31 mil given to non-storm people - you bet'cha

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http://usatoday.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=USATODAY.com+-+Report+faults+FEMA+on+aid&expire=&urlID=14269360&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fnews%2Fwashington%2F2005-05-17-fema-aid_x.htm%3Fcsp%3D34&partnerID=1660


Report faults FEMA on aid


The federal government gave $31 million in disaster relief for Hurricane Frances to 12,000 Florida residents who were not directly hit by the hurricane last fall and may not have deserved any money, government auditors say in a report to be released Wednesday.

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Last year's problems began when FEMA declared Miami-Dade county a disaster area before assessing whether it had sustained any significant damage, the report says. Miami-Dade faced tropical storm winds of 47 mph, which can be severe but are significantly less than hurricane winds of 74 mph or more. Some areas of the county, particularly low-income neighborhoods, suffered damage.

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"It's outrageous to discover that taxpayer dollars that were supposed to be going to provide assistance to legitimate victims instead went to people who suffered no damage at all," said Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairwoman Susan Collins, R-Maine.
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even though it's not officially hurricane season, we have our first storm. doing what hurricanes don't normally do - go from w. to e.

hey FEMA! are you ready for the '05 hurricane season?

[NewInNewJ.]

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that was during the election. Buying votes in Fla.