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30-mile debris pile becomes symbol of FEMA delays (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
By MICHAEL GRACZYK, Associated Press Writer Michael Graczyk,
Associated Press Writer – Mon Dec 1, 3:55 pm ET
Workers watch as a back hoe drop a scoop of hurricane debris, Tuesday, Nov. 25, AP – Workers watch as a back hoe drop a scoop of hurricane debris, […]
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Business Wire
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:30:01 GMT
Lawyer suggests Scruggs got witness help from Lott
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) An insurance company’s attorney suggested during a sworn deposition that former U.S. Sen. Trent Lott urged witnesses to give false information in a Hurricane Katrina lawsuit, according to court records.
The implication was made last week during a deposition with […]
Google katrina missing dead for a fluid answer.
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The Economist
China quake toll rises to 68,977: report
31 May, 2008, 1347 hrs IST, AGENCIES
BEIJING: The death toll from China’s earthquake has reached 68,977, with another 17,974 missing, the State Council said on Saturday.
The confirmed death toll, sent in a statement to AFP, marked an increase of just […]
Los Angeles Times
McCain backer John Hagee tempers Hurricane Katrina comments
Pastor John Hagee has revised his view of God’s wrath, and chances are John McCain couldn’t be happier.
Without fanfare, in an e-mail sent the latter part of Friday, Hagee backed off his assertion that Televanglist John Hagee has endorsed Republican presidential candidate John McCain of Arizona […]
FEMA trailers toxic, tests show
Facing Relocation
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Alex Brandon / Associated Press
Jim “Hawk” Herring, with his dog Koko, lives in a FEMA trailer in the Lakeview area of New Orleans. With recent government tests confirming high levels of formaldehyde in the temporary residences, U.S. health officials are urging that hurricane victims be relocated as soon as possible.
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Boortz: “[P]rimary blame” for Katrina goes to “worthless parasites who lived in New Orleans”Summary: On his nationally syndicated radio show, Neal Boortz made disparaging remarks about Hurricane Katrina victims, stating, “When these Katrina so-called refugees were scattered about the country, it was just a glorified episode of putting out the garbage.” Boortz also described New […]
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The headline recalls a post I made here May 22, 2006.
I counted 17 New York Times stories(10 by Times writers plus letters to the editor) about the injury to Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro.
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I have also included front pages from Saturday, Sunday and Monday. On none of the front pages did I see any reference to […]
Storm readiness shortfalls kept secret
Officials say disclosure would be security risk
Saturday, October 27, 2007
By Bill Walsh
New Orleans Times-Picayune
WASHINGTON — The state of Louisiana and the Bush administration are refusing to disclose analyses that would let the public know where gaps exist in the government’s hurricane preparation and response plans, including evacuation, medical services and shelters.
Citing […]
George W. Bush’s killer elite
October 3, 2007 - 10:16am.
Blackwater USA is jsut another gang of killers for hire
By DOUG THOMPSON
Capitol Hill Blue
Erik Prince looks like the all-American boy but don’t let the good looks fool you.
The trim, articulate 38-year-old served in the Navy SEALs, an elite commando unit. Ten years ago, Prince decided the particular […]