Red Cross in critics' cross hairs - Yahoo! News: "When Americans stepped up to help victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, most wrote the check to the
American Red Cross.
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The nation's largest disaster-relief organization has received more than 70% of the $1.7 billion Americans have donated to hurricane relief: $1.2 billion has poured in to the Red Cross since Katrina hit the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29.
The Red Cross has sent 172,000 volunteers to run shelters, feed evacuees and give money to families. It opened 1,150 shelters; this weekend it was still housing 7,139 people in 81 shelters. It has given cash to 1.1 million families.
But with visibility has come scrutiny and some criticism:"
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