Donald Powell, federal coordinator of Gulf Coast hurricane rebuilding, speaks at the hope and recovery summit in New Orleans on Aug. 27, 2007. Powell said Friday, Feb.29, 2008, that he will soon resign.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
AP - The federal official in charge of rebuilding the Gulf Coast after the 2005 hurricanes said he submitted his resignation on Friday because he wants to return to Texas to get back into banking. |