[Texas officials said the evacuation, however difficult, had resulted in moving between 2.5 million and 3.5 million people out of the direct path of the hurricane.] Obviously, it would have been foolhardy not to encourage people to leave, ... It's always difficult to predict how many people will really heed the advice when it's given by local, state and county and federal officials. The good news is people did heed the advice. |
A lot of these organizations have historically dealt with people on the margins, |
In 2004, Texas led the nation in home foreclosures ... yet no one seems to have a good answer as to the reason for these alarming statistics, |
It only took 20 minutes and the battle lines were drawn. That was very, very depressing. |
The global marketplace is ripe for African countries to fill an important need, become an important player in the world energy market, and reap the deserved profits from these services. |