FEMA diverts some Joplin money to East Coast

Monday, August 29, 2011 | 11:22 a.m. CDT; updated 1:26 p.m. CDT, Monday, August 29, 2011

ST. LOUIS — Some federal money pledged to Joplin and other disaster sites is being diverted to help victims of Hurricane Irene, a move that is raising the concern of Sen. Claire McCaskill.

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