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What we found out with Katrina is that the country is still unable to deal with disaster. God forbid this happens in San Francisco.

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Warren Rudman
Age: 82 †
Born: 1930
Born: May 18
Died: 2012
Died: November 19
Attorney
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Politician
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Boston
Massachusetts
Warren Bruce Rudman
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