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It is at times such as this that we show our true spirit of giving and of brotherhood - of revealing the good Samaritan in all of us.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
Brotherhood
Giving
Spirit
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Relief organizations both large and small are coordinating deliveries of food, clothing, water, and other basic necessities to those impacted by Katrina.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
Coordinating
Relief
Basic
Clothing
Impacted
Necessities
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Please know that my thoughts and prayers, as well as those of many, many others here in Alabama and around the country, are with each of you during this time.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
Alabama
Please
Prayers
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As more information becomes available, and the magnitude of the storm's impact becomes even more apparent, it becomes clear that this recovery will be lengthy.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
Available
Impact
Lengthy
Magnitude
Recovery
Storm
Apparent
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As horrific as this impact has been on my constituents, it is only a small part of the overwhelming destruction covering 90,000 square miles of the Gulf Coast.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
Coast
Constituents
Covering
Destruction
Horrific
Impact
Miles
Overwhelming
Squares
Gulf
Gulf Coast
Small Part
Square
Square Miles
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Help is even being offered from across the ocean, as over two dozen countries have stepped forward to offer financial and material support to the American people.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
Ocean
Country
Dozen
Financial
People
Support
Two
Across
People Support American
American People
Countries
Support People Help
Support People American
Forward
Material
Offered
Stepped
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Towns and cities throughout the United States have opened their hearts and homes to thousands of families displaced from their homes as a result of this horrific storm.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
Cities
Horrific
Storm
Towns
Displaced
Families
Hearts
Homes
Opened
Result
Thousands
Throughout
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I am very aware that there are many of you who have friends and loved ones in the areas affected by this storm who have been displaced or who have not yet been accounted for.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
Loved Ones
Storm
Displaced
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While the debate on the Patriot Act is far from over, it is important that all Americans continue in this dialogue and work together to ensure greater security for our nation.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
Debate
Dialogue
Greater
Important
Over It
Patriot
Patriot Act
Security
Working Together
Work Together Important
All Americans
Ensure
Work Together
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The review process was conducted in an extremely bipartisan manner. Minority members of the Judiciary Committee were responsible for the invitation of 1/3 of the witnesses who appeared.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
Bipartisan
Judiciary
Members
Process
Appeared
Committee
Extremely
Invitation
Judiciary Committee
Manner
Minority
Review
Witnesses
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Members of al Qaeda and other affiliated organizations spent a great deal of time blending into the populations of several nations around the world and exploring all aspects of life there.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
Exploring
Members
Nations
Organization
Population
World
Life Time Great
Affiliated
Al
Aspects
Blending
Organizations
Great Deal
Qaeda
Several
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Hurricane Katrina this past week was certainly the worst episode in what has become an all-too-familiar and tragic cycle, and our nation is now faced with a set of unprecedented challenges.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
Hurricane Katrina
Tragic
Unprecedented
Week
Worst
Certainly
Cycle
Episode
Faced
Hurricane
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I have lived through many major hurricanes during my lifetime: Camille, Frederic, and Ivan, to name just a very few. However, never have I seen destruction, panic, and fear on this massive scale.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
Destruction
Hurricanes
Lifetime
Massive
Panic
Scale
Seen
Few
However
Major
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Dr. Rice went well beyond offering a helping hand - she went so far as to shed tears and share hugs with those who, in a matter of just a few hours, had lost everything to the rising floodwaters.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
Helping
Helping Hand
Hours
Lost
Matter
Offering
Rice
Rising
Share
Tears
Beyond
Dr
Far
Few
Hand
Hugs
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Living in this manner also gave them the opportunity to locate targets and develop methods of attack that would make the most impact on the population, infrastructure, and governments of these areas.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
Impact
Infrastructure
Population
Attack
Develop
Governments
Locate
Manner
Targets
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The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, as well as more recent attacks in Madrid, Spain, and London, England, showed in a very tragic way just how vulnerable many areas of the world are to these sorts of actions.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
England
London
Madrid
September
September 11
Spain
Terrorist
Tragic
World
World Way More
Actions
Attacks
Recent
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I am certain more emergency supplemental bills will be needed before this process is concluded. In fact, there is a point I have repeated several times recently which keeps the enormity of this situation in perspective.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
Bills
Needed
Perspective
Process
Situation
I Am Process Will
Concluded
Emergency
Enormity
In Fact
Recently
Repeated
Several
Supplemental
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This emergency spending measure is certainly only the beginning, since we here in Washington will continue to work closely with the president and emergency agencies to ensure they continue receiving the funding they need.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
Funding
Receiving
Spending
Agencies
Closely
Washington
Emergency
Ensure
Measure
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In an effort to provide my constituents with information on how they can make contributions to a number of relief and humanitarian organizations, I have posted a short list of these groups and contact numbers on my Internet website.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
Constituents
Effort
Groups
Information
Relief
Website
Short
Number
List
Posted
Provide
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President Bush, Secretary of State Rice, and several cabinet level officials have visited Alabama's Gulf Coast in recent days to tour the devastation and to offer their continuing support and prayers for everyone affected by the storm.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
Affected
Alabama
Continuing
Devastation
Officials
President Bush
Rice
Secretary
Storm
Bush
Cabinet
Gulf
Gulf Coast
Prayers
Recent
Several
Tour
Visited
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There are things we can all do to help, including carpooling and traveling only when necessary, in order to save gas during this time. However, there is also something more important which we can all do: buy only the gas which you need.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
Gas
Including
Save
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It is during difficult times like this that the true American spirit reveals itself. I am not talking only of the response of local, state, and federal governments, although they will each play an extremely important role in this effort.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
American Spirit
Difficult Times
Effort
Not Talking
Response
Although
I Am Important Will
Extremely
Federal
Governments
Important Role
Local
Reveals
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Since the September 11 attacks, nearly 400 individuals have been arrested by the Justice Department as a result of ongoing investigations into international terrorism. Of that total, over half were convicted as a result of their actions.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
Arrested
Department
International
International Terrorism
Justice
Ongoing
September
September 11
Terrorism
Actions
Attacks
Nearly
Convicted
Total
Individuals
Investigations
Justice Department
Result
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At many points during our nation's history, there have been times - known in our history textbooks as 'panics' - when adverse conditions affecting the financial and economic sectors of the country have caused individuals to hoard more than they need.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
Adverse
Conditions
Textbooks
Caused
Adverse Conditions
History Country Nation
Hoard
Individuals
Sectors
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While the level of support we can each provide certainly varies, it is very important at this time that we all do what we can to help our neighbors - not only our immediate neighbors here in Alabama, but those further away in Mississippi and Louisiana.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Further
Immediate
Neighbors
Provide
Varies
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Nearly two weeks have passed since Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Gulf Coast, and while we are still dealing with the tremendous devastation - and will be for quite some time - we are also seeing increased signs of recovery and help in our region.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
Coast
Devastation
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricanes
Made
Recovery
Seeing
Two
Two Weeks
Since
Also
Quite
Nearly
Weeks
Tremendous
Dealing
Still
Gulf
Gulf Coast
Help
Hurricane
Increased
Passed
Region
Signs
While
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The Inspector General issued six reviews and reports on actions taken based on provisions of the act. In those six reports, the IG found that not one violation of an individual's civil liberties - a total of zero - had taken place since the act was instituted.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
Zero
Civil Liberties
Reports
Reviews
Violation
Actions
Civil
Inspector
Instituted
Liberties
Provisions
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There is one final point I would like to make this week. As I said on the floor of the House during deliberation of this latest supplemental, hope is something Americans should never lose. Let each of us, both by our words and actions, continue to provide that hope.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
Deliberation
Actions
Floor
Latest
Provide
Supplemental
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There has certainly been criticism of the timing involved in getting help to the victims of the storm, and much of it may indeed be warranted. However, this is not the time for pointing fingers; rather, it is the time for offering a helping hand to our neighbors in need.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
Criticism
Fingers
Hands
Helping
Helping Hand
Offering
Pointing
Pointing Fingers
Storm
Timing
Indeed
Neighbors
Victims
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Never in our country's history have we witnessed a natural disaster that has impacted so many people in such a wide area. In fact, as of the writing of this column, millions of people along the Gulf Coast have been displaced from their homes in a period of only five days.
Jo Bonner / Former U.s. Representative
Home
Coast
Country
Disaster
Millions
Natural Disaster
Wide
Writing
History People Never
Column
Displaced
Period
History Country People
Gulf
Gulf Coast
Homes
Impacted
In Fact
Millions Of People
So Many People
Witnessed
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