King was correct in the amount of waste in government-funded Katrina relief.

FORBES: Should We Write a Blank Check to Emergency Relief?

Food is donated to food banks and hunger relief organizations and other organic waste products are used to make animal feed, compost and even energy creation.

FORBES: Written by Melissa Hincha-Ownby

As if that were not bad enough, the Senate heard this week of massive waste and fraud in the disbursal of disaster-relief funds.

ECONOMIST: The presidency