Katrina Coverage

After an intense effort by the Dems:

Federal Emergency Management Agency director Michael Brown… is being pulled off relief operations in the area…

Brown is being sent back to Washington from Baton Rouge, two federal officials told AP on condition of anonymity. The official announcement is expected at an unconfirmed time on Friday afternoon.

In Louisiana, Brown was the primary official overseeing the federal government's response to the relief effort.

Now, he will be replaced by Vice Admiral Thad W. Allen, chief of staff of the U.S. Coast Guard, who was overseeing New Orleans relief and rescue efforts…

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