TIME.com: Trying to Get It Right This Time -- Sep. 26, 2005 -- Page 1: "Trying to Get It Right This Time
By SEAN GREGORY
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* Complete Coverage: After Katrina
Posted Monday, Sep. 19, 2005
In the weeks following the last great domestic disaster, 9/11, the American Red Cross stockpiled blood for those who didn't need it, refused to share critical victim information with other charities, and was dressed down before Congress for planning to use relief funds to improve its internal operations. So is it good news that, as reported by the Chronicle of Philanthropy, of the $1.06 billion American charities have raised for Katrina relief so far--a record pace--a remarkable 72%, or $762.5 million, went to the Red Cross?"
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