27 February 2006

how was this money spent?

UAE Donated $100 Million To Katrina Relief Effort:
"Washington, D.C. (AHN) - According to the White House, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) gave the Bush administration $100 million to help with the recovery from Hurricane Katrina. Deputy State Department spokesman, Adam Ereli, says that 'there was no connection between the two events,' despite the gift coming only weeks before a major deal involving six major U.S. ports. The White House describes the donation as an electronic transfer, sent September 21, to an account at the U.S. State Department. Two thirds of the money was given to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), while the rest was went to the Education Department to repair New Orleans schools."

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