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But right now, the key is to make sure that the public is following instructions. For those of you who still need additional information about how to respond, you can go to Ready.gov -- that’s Ready.gov. And that website should provide you with all the information that your family needs in terms of how you can prepare for this storm.
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Remarks by the President on Hurricane Sandy, quoted in Friess, Steve (29 October 2012), "FEMA, W.H. send storm victims to Internet", Politico, retrieved on 2012-11-02 

 

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