publication date: Friday, September 2, 2005 (part of Round XXVI)

category: Government

clue: So far, he has managed his city's greatest disaster with calm desperation.

explanation: This goo was published in the wake of Hurricane Katrina's devastation of New Orleans. Mayor Nagin, generally regarded as calm and panic-resistant, made regular announcements of the desperate situation in the city. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Aaron Shurtleff, David Mitzman, Elliot Farney, Jerry Mathis, Scott Horowitz, Megan Baxter, Lori Lancaster, Chris McKinnon, Michael Paul Cote, Jackie Mason, Wendy Hampson, Justin Hampson, Bob Miller, and Jacque Miller


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