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Bush Surveys Damage, Promises More Aid President Bush visits victims and surveys damage in three states, touching down in Mobile, Ala., and Biloxi, Miss., before stopping at the Louis Armstrong Airport just outside New Orleans. Rescue efforts were just reaching tens of thousands in New Orleans who were trapped by high water and left without food and water, and the president promised the government would do better.

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Bush Surveys Damage, Promises More Aid

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Bush Surveys Damage, Promises More Aid

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President Bush visits victims and surveys damage in three states, touching down in Mobile, Ala., and Biloxi, Miss., before stopping at the Louis Armstrong Airport just outside New Orleans.

Rescue efforts are only now reaching tens of thousands in New Orleans who were trapped by high water and left without food and water, and the president promised the government would do better.

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After inspecting damage in the area, President Bush sought to reassure residents as he spoke on the tarmac of the New Orleans airport.

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Speaking on the tarmac of the New Orleans airport, President Bush sought to reassure residents of areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina that the federal government is committed to helping them. He commended the work of engineers and rescue personnel, but the president added that there is much more to do.