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    Should there be an independent investigation into response to Katrina?

    Let's vote it like the senate did. Vote first, then check and see who you voted with: http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=1&vote=00229#position Vote Counts: YEAs 44 NAYs 54 Not Voting 2 Vote Summary By Senator Name...
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    How Bush Blew It

    Very Interesting. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9287434/site/newsweek/ Someone believes a president should be responsible for his government's action or inaction.
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    More about Michael Brown

    http://jasonleopold.blogspot.com/ "Heck of a job, Brownie!" See the link for the explanation of what a great job he did. (Apparently, if there's an election in the balance, the man can get things done.)
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    The Last Time the U.S. "Lost" a City

    The earthquake struck at 5:13 AM in San Francisco, April 18, 1906. By 7 AM federal troops had reported to the mayor. By 8 AM they were patrolling the entire downtown area and searching for survivors. The second quake struck at 8:14 AM. By 10:05 AM the USS Chicago was on its way from...
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    The GOP Cover Up Begins...

    Three days ago: Rep. Charles W. Boustany Jr., (R-La.), said he spent the past 48 hours urging the Bush administration to send help. Today: BOUSTANY: http://blog.dccc.org/mt/archives/003439.html
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    Rasmussen Reports: 55% Disapproval for GW Bush

    Bush Job Approval Strongly Approve 21% Somewhat Approve 23% Somewhat Disapprove 14% Strongly Disapprove 41% Bush Job Approval Today Approve 44 Disapprove 55 Sept 4 Approve 45 Disapprove 53 Sept 3 Approve 45 Disapprove...
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    The Lost City

    So, that's why this took so long? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9179587/page/5/
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    Bush pledges a "tidal wave of compassion."

    The man has a way with words. http://www.nola.com/newslogs/breakingtp/index.ssf?/mtlogs/nola_Times-Picayune/archives/2005_09.html#076835 And an amazing editorial, same paper: http://www.nola.com/newslogs/tporleans/index.ssf?/mtlogs/nola_tporleans/archives/2005_09.html#076771
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    Who was blamed for $2 a gallon gasoline?

    Remember the good old days, when gas was $1 a gallon cheaper? Me too. But, some were angry. Who was to blame? The President, said this Republican So did this one He liked to say it repeatedly It would be hypocritical not to do the same today
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    2000 Protest Bush in Liberal ... Utah?

    http://kutv.com/topstories/local_story_234185116.html Not precisely what one would expect. But as the President to his hand-picked and thoroughly vetted audience, a crowd of 2000 stood against the president and (many) stood up for Cindy Sheehan. Way to go, people!
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    Conservative Expresses Dissatisfaction with Camp Casey

    ... by driving over a memorial to the fallen soldiers. Did this fall off of the board while I was away? Sorry I missed it... http://www.kwtx.com/news/headlines/1686471.html Larry Northern doesn't like the peace protesters, so he picked the best way he could to express that. He...
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    Effort here to charge London suspect was blocked

    http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002399039_aswat24m.html This is what I don't get. We will detain people who are not charged, and allow them to be tortured. But we allow suspicious people to go free, even though the prosecuters feel there is a case. No wonder the...
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    Connect the dots from Sensenbrenner

    http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0507100352jul10,1,5787813.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed So, Sensenbrenner has (surprise!) overstepped his boundaries and questioned the ruling on a pending case in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals (in Chicago.) Instead of applying the...
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    Two more citations about torture at Gitmo

    The Forbes one may be hard to argue, since it was made to a committee by an American official... http://www.forbes.com/work/feeds/afx/2005/06/24/afx2110388.html And then there's that bastion of liberal opinion, the New England Journal of Medicine (see link titled "pdf" - there is also an mp3)...
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    Conservative Phone Company Exploits Wedge Issues for Profit

    http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/Business/story?id=827643&page=1 The transcript is pretty hilarious (until you realize that people will fall for this drivel). I understand the audio is available online.
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    Mercenar... Um... Contractors shooting at US Troops

    Seems odd they'd be shooting AT anyone... (Not saying they weren't, or couldn't be... but considering their mission statement:) http://www.zapeng.com/index.php?content_id=22 I guess that would mean that the ammunition is cheap and plentiful... Per the original article, the merce...
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    Hey! Kerry Signed his Standard Form 180!

    To all of you who fabricated what was going to be in his records: Wrong. But why the HECK he waited til now to prove the Swift Boat Vets for Lies was swamp scummy as everyone knew, I have no idea...
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    Three crosses burned in Durham on one day

    http://rdu.news14.com/content/headlines/?ArID=69764&SecID=2 One, in front of a church.
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    McClellan Backpedals: Backs Away from Claims that 'Newsweek' Story Cost Afghan Lives

    Well, oops. Shoulda gone for the Truth, in the first place, Scott! http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000930917 I'll defend it! Why not, since Newsweek was right. And the admin was wrong, again.
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    What the ACLU is really fighting...

    Time to renew my membership. http://aclu.org/pizza/