THIS week saw something of a turning point for both New Orleans and George Bush.Down on the Gulf coast,some sense of order returned to the flooded city (see page 33).Meanwhile,the president began to act presidentially.Mr Bush belatedly took "responsibility" for the failures of the federal government in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.He also belatedly pushed out Michael Brown,a horse expert whom he had foolishly appointed to run the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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