Behind the Scenes Power Struggle
Louisiana Officials Rejected Bush Administration Assistance

Bush administration officials blame state and local authorities for what leaders at all levels have called a failure of the country's emergency management.

Behind the scenes, a power struggle emerged, as federal officials tried to wrest authority from Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (D). Shortly before midnight Friday, the Bush administration sent her a proposed legal memorandum asking her to request a federal takeover of the evacuation of New Orleans, a source within the state's emergency operations center said Saturday.

The administration had sought control over National Guard units, normally under control of the governor. Louisiana officials rejected the request, noting that such a move would be comparable to a federal declaration of martial law. State authorities suspected a political motive behind the request.

Note to our readers: The following is excepted from a Washington Post article with a headline, Many Evacuated, But Thousands Still Missing. We are reposting the section of the article dealing with the sub head on this story, "White House Shifts Blame to State Local Officials" because to us, this seems to be significant news in and of itself. For some reason, the Washington Post has buried the story at the end of a seemingly otherwise unrelated story. We did not think it necessary for you to wade through endless column inches to find it. - Ed.

See Washington Post article here
Many Evacuated But Thousands Still Missing
White House shifts blame to state and local officials

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