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http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/05/national/nationalspecial/05blame.html?ex=1283572800&
The Fallout
After Failures, Government Officials Play Blame Game

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By SCOTT SHANE
Published: September 5, 2005
This article was reported by Scott Shane, Eric Lipton and Christopher Drew and written by Mr. Shane.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 - As the Bush administration tried to show a more forceful effort to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina, government officials on Sunday escalated their criticism and sniping over who was to blame for the problems plaguing the initial response.

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Storm and Crisis
Photographs from a devastated region.
• Photographs From Last Week



Retracing the Storm
Faced with a massive disaster, everything fell apart in New Orleans. (Related Article)
• Damage in New Orleans
• Satellite Images


Interview With New Orleans Mayor
Mayor C. Ray Nagin's radio interview.
• Transcript



THE SCENE Rescuers' frustrations mounted in New Orleans as people who remained in their homes refused to leave.
• Roadblocks for Medical Aid

THE FALLOUT Officials escalated their criticism over who was to blame for the problems plaguing the initial response.
• The Political Response

ECONOMIC DIVIDE The tales of two families displaced by the disaster expose a chasm between haves and have-nots.

THE POLICE After suicides and desertions, New Orleans is offering officers paid vacations.

NEWSPAPER'S ODYSSEY The Times-Picayune was forced to look for a new home while managing to publish.

HOW TO HELP A partial list of relief organizations and other information on the Web.

YOUR STORY Share your experiences via e-mail or in this forum.
While rescuers were still trying to reach people stranded by the floods, perhaps the only consensus among local, state and federal officials was that the system had failed.