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Governors lose in power struggle over National Guard

By on January 12, 2007 in State Sovereignty

From Stateline.org: A little-noticed change in federal law packs an important change in who is in charge the next time a state is devastated by a disaster such as Hurricane Katrina. To the dismay of the nation’s governors, the White House now will be empowered to go over a governor’s head and call up National [...]

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