U.S. President Obama, sitting with FEMA administrator Fugate, talks to reporters after a briefing about operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, at FEMA headquarters in Washington

U.S. President Barack Obama (R), sitting with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administrator William Craig Fugate (L), talks to reporters after a briefing about operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, at FEMA headquarters in Washington, November 3, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst