President response to flare too slow

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More than twenty-four hours after a huge solar flare erupted from the surface of the sun, federal aid has not yet arrived on the scene. While some politicians have been seen posing for photo-ops with the devastated sun in the background, the Space Shuttle is still on the ground, and no supplies or troops have been dispatched. Congressional hearings on this failure by the Bush administration are set to begin Friday.