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FEMA Hurricane Spending in Florida Questioned

By Ari Shapiro
Published December 29, 2004 at 9:00 PM PST

Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) calls for a congressional investigation into why the Federal Emergency Management Agency spent $29 million of funds meant for hurricane relief in the Miami area, even though that region experienced conditions akin to a thunderstorm. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports.

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Ari Shapiro has been one of the hosts of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine, since 2015. During his first two years on the program, listenership to All Things Considered grew at an unprecedented rate, with more people tuning in during a typical quarter-hour than any other program on the radio.
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