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WASHINGTON — A Louisiana Republican agreed Tuesday to stop blocking the White House’s pick to lead FEMA amid bipartisan criticism that he was leaving the agency vulnerable close to hurricane season.

Sen. David Vitter had put a hold on confirming Craig Fugate at the Federal Emergency Management Agency until FEMA officials provided answers on several lingering questions that involve rebuilding in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

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