Wednesday, November 9th, 2005 — Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels declared a statewide emergency on Monday and asked President George W. Bush for federal assistance for Hoosiers devastated by a tornado and severe storms that affected parts of Indiana during early-morning hours on Nov. 6. Daniels has requested assistance for the core affected counties of Vanderburgh and Warrick and the contiguous counties of Dubois, Gibson, Pike, Posey and Spencer. Daniels has requested implementation of the Individual Assistance Programs, which include disaster housing, disaster unemployment assistance, crisis counseling and individual and household programs, as well as hazard mitigation and Small Business Administration disaster loans.