US lawmaker predicts 40-50 billion dollar request for Katrina (AFP)
6th Sep 2005, 23:02 GMT
AFP - The top opposition Democrat in the US Senate predicted that the White House would soon ask for another 40-50 billion dollars to pay for relief and recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina.
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