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Katrina and the issue of blameFrom Burt Prelutsky: The people I could not begin to fathom were those like Robert Kennedy Jr., the self-proclaimed energy conservationist who flies hither and thither in private jets, who blamed President Bush for the disaster. If only he had...Katrina Screw-ups? At state, local levels in NOLA.
Solution: Self-governmentTop federal officials left out of loop
State and local officials did not inform top federal officials early on of the deaths and lack of food among hurricane victims in the Superdome or convention center, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said yesterday. Mr. Chertoff said neither he nor Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Michael Brown was told of the deteriorating situation in New Orleans until Thursday night."This is clearly something that was disturbing. It was disturbing to me when I learned about it, which came as a surprise. You know, the very day that this emerged in the press, I was on a video conference with all the officials, including state and local officials. And nobody, none of the state and local officials or anybody else was talking about a convention center," Mr. Chertoff told CNN.Why should this be a big surprise? The NOLA emergency plans called for using city transit and school buses to help with evacuation. On the occasion however, the city left the buses to get flooded, while people were stranded without transportation. Not much the Feds had to do with THAT! A better evacuation would have avoided many of the rescue problems that were all too present.
From Joseph Farah (read the wole thing): The Founding Fathers knew that even the best designed government wouldn't work if the people were not righteous, moral and God-fearing ? if they didn't love liberty and cherish it. To practice self-government...Baby Born
The baby in the Koso case has been born: A 14-year-old girl whose 22-year-old husband is charged with sexually assaulting a minor has given birth to their daughter, and the man said he plans to plead not guilty in the...The Supreme Court
As I realized John Thune had defeated Tom Daschle last November, the first thought that came to mind was that the people of South Dakota as just saved the Supreme Court. With the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist, the...Rats can prove "It's mine!"
Not-So-SuperOn the scent of Africa's landmines
Here's a great use for the large rodents. Abundant, and expendible, they're also cheaper than other candidates for this task, such as dogs and lawyers.
...scientists have shown that rats can be trained to be a safe, fast, reliable and cheap method of locating mines of all kinds, according to this month's issue of BBC Wildlife, published today.You just KNOW that PETA won't be happy about this!
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Life in the Super Dome in N.O. -- where many of the fleeing people went who had nowhere else to go -- may get ugly. This is all worst case scenario type stuff, and I really hate to indulge in...Sheehan "Glad"
Thank heavens for small miracles. A woman who led an anti-war protest for nearly a month near President Bush's ranch said Tuesday that she's glad Bush never showed up to discuss her son's death in Iraq, saying the president's absence...
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The fix is in
Hawaii gasoline price controls
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Katrina Should Raise Tough Questions for Administration
Egyptians Vote in Presidential Election
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