Mondo News 28 Agosto 2011 di Toby Harnden Politicians, the media and the Irene Hurricane apocalypse that never was The White House sent out 25 Irene emails to the press on Saturday alone. There were photographs of Barack Obama touring disaster centres and footage of him asking sombre, pertinent questions. With his poll ratings plummeting, Obama needed to project an aura of seriousness and command. (The Telegraph) irene katrina new york