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FEMA Hurricane Spending in Florida Questioned

NPR | By Ari Shapiro
Published December 30, 2004 at 12:00 AM EST

Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) calls for a congressional investigation into why the Federal Emergency Management Agency spent $29 million of funds meant for hurricane relief in the Miami area, even though that region experienced conditions akin to a thunderstorm. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports.

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