The residents of Joplin, Mo., the site of one of the costliest and deadliest tornadoes in a generation, do not need President Obama's upcoming visit Sunday to speed federal assistance or to validate their anguish. But his presence will be welcomed when he picks his way past acres of ruins while funerals mark a long week of shock and sorrow.A president's personal attention in the wake of disaster is a requirement of the job, and that was true long before Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. President Bush did not invent such a test in 2005, he failed one. Obama has demonstrated his flair --...
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