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Fake FEMA press conference costs official new assignment

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The Washington Post reports that the Federal Emergency Management Agency's director of external communications was denied a post as senior…

The Washington Post reports that the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s director of external communications was denied a post as senior spokesman for Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell yesterday, becoming the highest-ranking casualty of a fake news conference staged by FEMA last week to publicize its response to California’s devastating wildfires.

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