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What Bush Could Teach Obama

The president’s taking fire—from the left—for his handling of the BP oil spill. Bush strategist Mark McKinnon on the lessons of Katrina—and how to handle the heat.

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The growing oil slick in the Gulf Coast is threatening more than the fragile ecosystem and economy of the Gulf Coast region. It has seeped into the White House.

I would hate to have been Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano's scheduler this last week.

As the person charged with the federal response...

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