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Exit Michael Brown

A sign where the municipal building once stood in Waveland, Miss., honors the efforts to rebuild the community after Hurricane Camille in 1969. Credit: MICHAEL MULVEY/DMN

On Friday, Sept. 9, 2005, the Bush administration stripped Michael Brown, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, of duties overseeing relief efforts. He was replaced with Coast Guard Vice Adm. Thad Allen.