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Just when I thought Flashback Friday was history...

HURRICANE ANDREW; BUSH SENDING ARMY TO FLORIDA AMID CRITICISM OF RELIEF EFFORT By EDMUND L. ANDREWS
The New York Times
August 28, 1992, Friday, Section A , Page 1 , Column 6

Angry local criticism of the Federal relief effort in South Florida, President Bush said today that he would send troops to help feed residents and rebuild the area after a hurricane that he said might be the worst natural disaster in the nation's ... officials said 2,000 to 5,000..

HURRICANE ANDREW; BREAKDOWN SEEN IN U.S. STORM AID
By ROBERT PEAR
The New York Times
August 29, 1992, Saturday, Section 1 , Page 1 , Column 5

Officials said today that they were prepared to deliver large amounts of emergency aid to victims of Hurricane Andrew on Monday, the day it devastated South Florida. But they did not do so because neither President Bush nor other civilian officials ordered a large-scale Federal response to the devastation...

AFTER THE STORM; Army Has Trouble Building Beachhead in Disaster Zone
By EDMUND L. ANDREWS
The New York Times
August 31, 1992, Monday, Section A , Page 10 , Column 5

The Bush Administration fought off accusations that its response to Hurricane Andrew was slow and confused, the Pentagon sent thousands more troops into South Florida today and said more than 20,000 might be in place by ... But the first wave of soldiers has run into problems setting up...

AFTER THE STORM; House Report Cites Appointees as Part Of Relief Problems
Reuters
September 2, 1992, Wednesday, Section A , Page 15 , Column 4

House report says the Federal agency responsible for coordinating disaster relief for victims of Hurricane Andrew is poorly run and "a dumping ground" for political appointees. ... Federal Emergency Management Agency, responsible for coordinating the work of 27 other Federal agencies in responding to disasters, is widely viewed as...

Response to Storm Slow, Head of Agency Admits
Reuters
September 29, 1992, Tuesday Page 14 , Column 5

Federal Emergency Management Agency, which was widely criticized for its response to Hurricane Andrew last month, should have reacted more quickly to help residents of South Florida, its director said ... director, Wallace E. Stickney, said the agency should have been better prepared for the storm, which left 250,000...

HURRICANE ANDREW; Down to the Basics: Hunting For Food, Water and Shelter
By LARRY ROHTER
The New York Times
August 26, 1992, Wednesday, Section A , Page 1 , Column 4

Mounting public impatience, widespread confusion and rising estimates of the hurricane damage inflicted on South Florida, the authorities are struggling to restore water, electricity and other basic services. ... today hundreds of thousands of people ignored warnings to stay off the streets. Instead they roamed metropolitan Miami in cars...

Response to Storm Slow, Head of Agency Admits
Reuters
September 29, 1992, Tuesday, Section A , Page 14 , Column 5

Federal Emergency Management Agency, which was widely criticized for its response to Hurricane Andrew last month, should have reacted more quickly to help residents of South Florida, its director said ... director, Wallace E. Stickney, said the agency should have been better prepared for the storm, which left 250,000...

AFTER THE STORM; As Army Gears Up, Floridians Rely on Private Relief
The New York Times
August 30, 1992, Sunday, Section 1 , Page 1 , Column 6

United States Army units began fanning out across the devastated southern suburbs of Miami today, but the bulk of stepped-up efforts to help the victims of Hurricane Andrew continued to be shouldered by local governments and increasingly efficient private relief ... mid-morning, 24 hours after the first military transport plane...

AFTER THE STORM; In a Migrant Labor Camp, Relief Is Slow and Chaotic
By CATHERINE S. MANEGOLD
The New York Times
September 1, 1992, Tuesday, Section A , Page 12 , Column 1

A week, the migrant workers and field hands in the spartan Everglades Labor Camp four miles west of this farming center found themselves at the end of the relief lines, ignored and isolated as they battled hunger, thirst and then the weekend's ... and again, an ambulance or police...

THE 1992 CAMPAIGN: The Democrats; Clinton Calls for an Inquiry Into Delays in Storm Relief
By B. DRUMMOND AYRES JR.
New York Times
August 30, 1992, Sunday, Section 1 , Page 30 , Column 1

Bill Clinton said today that an effort should be made to "look into" why problems have plagued the hurricane disaster-relief effort in Florida and ... he pulled up short of blaming President Bush for any of the troubles, saying he did not want to politicize the issue in an...

It's hypothesized that George H.W. Bush lost the 1992 election in part due to his Administration's failures in response to Hurricane Andrew. I guess George Jr. must be thanking his lucky stars this is September, 2005, not September, 2004.