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Feds to the Rescue
First Lady Laura Bush will head to Minneapolis tomorrow in the wake of the deadly bridge collapse there, White House spokesman Tony Snow announced today.
President Bush spoke this morning with Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak to pass along condolences and offer assistance.
Snow said there are no indications of any “link” to terrorism.
Officials from the National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FBI, Army Corps of Engineers, Coast Guard, Department of Transportation and Environmental Protection Agency are en route to the scene.
The feds also are sending a $5-million grant for debris removal and “restoration of traffic flow,” Snow said.
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