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In 2001 President Bush appointed Joseph Allbaugh to head of FEMA.

Allbaugh's first hire was college roommate Michael Brown, who's previous job was the commissioner for the International Arabian Horse Association. Brown was forced to resign after "numerous lawsuits were filed against the organization over disciplinary actions." (Source)

In 2003 Allbaugh leaves FEMA and starts a consulting firm for companies interested in reconstruction contracts in Iraq.

Even with a background that doesn't seem to qualify him for the job, President Bush appoints Brown to the new head of FEMA in 2003.

Today Allbaugh is the lobbyist for Halliburton responsible for getting disaster relief contracts in Louisiana.

Update at 5:40pm:

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced that he has recalled Brown, the embattled director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, from his post as head of federal relief efforts on the ground in the Gulf Coast area and has replaced him with a senior Coast Guard officer.

Source: Washington Post

"Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job" - President Bush last week.