[U.S.] After Sandy, FEMA Goes From Goat to Glory

After Sandy, FEMA Goes From Goat to Glory
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/superstorm-fema-disaster-response-praised/story?id=17599970
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, usually the favorite whipping boy of politicians during disasters, is basking in unaccustomed glory.

Devastated NY community built by firefighters burned beyond their reach
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/weather/inferno-destroys-new-york-homes-20121030-28i6t.html
Breezy Point, in New York City's Queens borough, was built in part by New York City firefighters and their families in the early 1900s.

Asian Airlines Resume New York Flights
http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/sandy-puts-stop-to-us-air-travel-20121031-28iwo.html
By YOSHIO TAKAHASHI And KYONG-AE CHOI. Flights between Asia and the New York City area are slowly resuming Wednesday after more than two days of cancellations as Superstorm Sandy swept through much of the U.S.

Moeller given injection at 10.01pm last night at South Dakota penitentiary
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2225624/Donald-Moeller-death-20-years-raping-murdering-9-year-old-girl-victims-mother-watches.html
'I deserve to be killed': Donald Moeller put to death more than 20 years after raping and murdering 9-year-old girl as victim's mother watches 'right up to the glass'.

Newborn survives night in 40-degree weather after being abandoned in handbag
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2225569/Abandoned-baby-umbilical-cord-attached-miraculously-survives-chilly-Texas-night-handbag.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
A newborn boy has survived being stuffed in a handbag and abandoned near a Central Texas home on a night when temperatures dipped into the 40s.

Obama, FEMA hustle federal disaster relief to Sandy's aftermath
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/10/31/3893803/romney-faces-scrutiny-on-aid-in.html
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. federal agency in charge of disaster relief, under intense pressure to show the Obama administration can quickly respond to the devastation caused by the massive storm Sandy, said it has plenty of cash to deliver timely aid ...

Can Paul Ryan Keep Wisconsin Out of Democratic Hands?
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wisconsin-presidential-senate-races-challenge-weary-voters/story?id=17592522
With a cardboard cut out of her husband close by, Dr. Jill Biden, left, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, calls voters with volunteer Philicia Robles of Appleton, Oct. 22, 2012, during a campaign event at the Obama For America office in downtown Appleton, Wisc.

New York City Tries to Regain Footing After Floods, Fire
http://www.euronews.com/2012/10/30/nyc-mayor-bloomberg-calls-sandy-devastating-storm/
(Updates with comment from Mayor Bloomberg under subheadline 'Wall Street.' For more Sandy coverage, see EXT5.) Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- New York City officials spent the day grappling with the damage from Sandy, the Atlantic superstorm that killed 10 ...

First lady: President 'has made this storm his priority'
http://wtvr.com/2012/10/30/first-lady-michelle-obama-visits-virginia-friday/
First lady Michelle Obama hasn't paused her campaigning as Hurricane Sandy approaches the East Coast, but did offer an assurance that her husband is doing all he can as the bad weather hits.

President Signs Disaster Declaration As City Assesses Storm Damage
http://bronx.ny1.com/content/top_stories/171572/president-signs-disaster-declaration-as-city-assesses-storm-damage
President Barack Obama signed a declaration early Tuesday that declared New York City a major disaster area as residents continue to reel from a torrential storm that has left at least two people dead, stranded hundreds of thousands without power and ...

West Virginia digging out from massive snow storm
http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/49609155/
TODAY | Aired on October 30, 2012. West Virginia digging out from massive snow storm. As the East Coast is left reeling from Hurricane Sandy, West Virginia is experiencing a storm that has dropped almost two feet of snow on some areas and is expected to ...