East Oregonian
December 16, 2002

FEMA director to step down

By the ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe M. Allbaugh, the no-nonsense member of President Bush's "Iron Triangle" of advisers who orchestrated his presidential run, said Monday he will step down in March as director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

He is part of a growing cadre of administration officials who are leaving their jobs to eventually help Bush's re-election effort