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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 9 - A slowing of reconstruction work in Iraq has freed up people for Fluor Corp. to begin rebuilding in the U.S. Gulf Coast region after Hurricane Katrina, the big engineering and construction company's chairman and chief executive said on Friday.

Term Life Insurance Policy "Our rebuilding work in Iraq is slowing down and this has made some people available to respond to our work in Louisiana," Fluor chief Alan Boeckmann said in a telephone interview.

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Life Insurance The Iraq reconstruction work by U.S. and international companies has slowed as resources shifted to security projects in the war-torn country.

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Insurance Life Premium Return Iraq projects to rebuild electricity and water systems and other key infrastructure have been slowed down or canceled as more U.S. and international donor funds for reconstruction are shifted to security, according to U.S. government reports.

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Insurance Quote Asked if Fluor was concerned about reports that some top FEMA officials had little experience in handling disasters, Boeckmann said Fluor "has worked well with FEMA and we have a lot of confidence in the agency."

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International Travel Health FEMA director Michael Brown, who has been harshly criticized over the relief efforts, was replaced as head of emergency operations in the Gulf Coast on Friday.

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