5 Quotes by Donald Kettl

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    We are going to rebuild New Orleans more or less where it is, so we start out with a lot of constraints on the process, ... It is time to put a lot of interesting ideas in the hopper, but it is certainly clear that pre-conceived ideological notions ... are going to prove lacking.

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    James Lee Witt brings to the table a track record of success. He's got the franchise. He's got star power.

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    You can never be sure exactly what collection of problems youre going to face, ... Thats why you need your whole toolbox in front of you.

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    It was a more intense, focused and immediate response. But the widest-angle lens doesnt begin to do justice to the scope of the situation with Katrina.

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