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09/12/2005: "Katrina timeline"

Aug 2: Bush goes on vacation in TX.
Aug 25: Hurricane Katrina, a category one storm, makes landfall in Florida
Aug 27: Bush still on vacation in TX.
Aug 27: Cheney on vacation in WY.
Aug 27: Katrina upgraded to a Cat 3 hurricane.
Aug 28: Katrina upgraded to Cat 4 then, hours later a Cat 5 hurricane.
Aug 28: New Orleans evacuation order issued.
Aug 28: Bush still on vacation in TX.
Aug 28: Cheney still on vacation in WY.
Aug 29: Katrina makes landfall.
Aug 29: Bush flies to AZ to give speech, returns to TX.
Aug 29: Cheney still on vacation in WY.
Aug 29: Rumsfield attends San Diego Padres baseball game.
Aug 30: Bush flies to CA to give speech, returns to TX.
Aug 30: Cheney still on vacation in WY.
Aug 31: Rice in NYC at "Spamalot" musical.
Aug 31: Bush returns to DC.
Aug 31: Cheney still on vacation in WY.
Sep 1: Rice in NYC, plays tennis, shops for shoes in Manhattan.
Sep 1: Cheney returns to DC.

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