Blanco's Comments On Video Raise Eyebrows

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WASHINGTON (AP) - In the hectic hours after Hurricane Katrina lashed the Gulf Coast, Louisiana's governor mistakenly assured the Bush administration that New Orleans' protective levees were intact, according to new video showing briefings that day with federal officials.

"We heard a report unconfirmed, I think, we have not breached the levee. I think we have not breached the levee at this time," Gov. Kathleen Blanco said on Aug. 29.

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Blanco's Comments On Video Raise Eyebrows

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