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U.S. more prepared for Gustav, than Katrina: FEMA

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. emergency management agency, harshly criticized for its failures in handling Hurricane Katrina three years ago, said on Saturday it was better prepared for Hurricane Gustav. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/Reuters/domesticNews?a=pLMRua"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/Reuters/domesticNews?i=pLMRua" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/domesticNews?a=XEBzWK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/domesticNews?i=XEBzWK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/domesticNews?a=cZ2pZk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/domesticNews?i=cZ2pZk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/domesticNews?a=OVg6Lk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/domesticNews?i=OVg6Lk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~4/379197337" height="1" width="1"/>