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Washington Post:
Bush Takes Responsibility for Katrina Failures — Bush's Approval Rating Drops To New Low in Wake of Storm — President Bush said today he takes responsibility for any government failures in dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and said the disaster exposed "serious problems" …
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Reuters:
Bush: 'I take responsibility' — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush took responsibility on Tuesday for any failures in the federal response to Hurricane Katrina and acknowledged the storm exposed serious deficiencies at all levels of government four years after the September 11 attacks.
Bush / PoliPundit.com:Mixed Feelings Over Acceptance Of Responsibility By Bush
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La Shawn / La Shawn Barber's Corner:'I Take Responsibility' — Well Mr. Bush, that's a lot …
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Deignan / Info Theory:Bush Should Resign — In the aftermath of hurricane Katrina …
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Nancy Benac / Associated Press:
Roberts Repeatedly Dodges Roe V. Wade — John Roberts kissed his wife and then, like clockwork, his Supreme Court confirmation hearing was gaveled to order at 9:30 a.m. sharp on Tuesday. By 9:40, he already had dodged the particulars of Roe v. Wade four times.
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Jesse J. Holland / Associated Press:Democrats Prod Roberts on Abortion Stance
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Guardian:
The beauty products from the skin of executed Chinese prisoners — · Cosmetics firm targets UK market · — Lack of regulation puts users at risk — A Chinese cosmetics company is using skin harvested from the corpses of executed convicts to develop beauty products for sale in Europe …
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Usmc Vet / The Blue State Conservatives:
China: Harvesting Skin of the Executed for Cosmetics Exports — The debate is endless. — Is China an economic partner or a strategic adversary with regards to America? Countless hours are dedicated to determining the nature of the relationship. Yet, at the end of the day …
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Radio Blogger:
Slow Joe Biden can't tell the difference between the First Amendment and First Base. — Baseball comparisons were the theme of the day today in the John Roberts hearings. After Judge Roberts gave a very even-toned opening statement yesterday, in which he compared a justice's role as that of an umpire …
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White House:
President Welcomes President Talabani of Iraq to the White House — PRESIDENT BUSH: Thank you all. It's an honor to welcome the first democratically elected President of Iraq to the White House. I'm proud to stand with a brave leader of the Iraqi people, a friend of the United States, and a testament to the power of human freedom.
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Gateway Pundit:
Iraqis Protest Terrorism as US Routs — IRAQI PRESIDENT TALBANI HONORS THE US FOR SACRIFICES IN IRAQ, — VIDEO HERE … While US and Iraqi forces decimated the terrorist stronghold near the Syrian border, Iraqis in Tal Afar protested against the terrorists who had been walled up there.
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Claire / e-Claire:
Cotillion Ball — 9/13 Edition — This has been an extraordinarily eventful week. Katrina has brought echos of the trauma of 9/11, and the anniversary of 9/11 has brought another dimension to the response to Katrina. — Our Cotillion Ball members have covered many aspects of the week in thoughtful and evocative ways.
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Emily Beal / Portia Rediscovered:Dancing Queens — This week, I have the honor and downright pleasure …
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MaryKatharineHam / Townhall.com:Stronger Than You Think You Are — I'm hosting the Cotillion …
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Associated Press:
DeLay associates indicted in investigation — AUSTIN - Two associates of U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay were indicted Tuesday on additional felony charges of violating Texas election law and criminal conspiracy to violate election law for their role in the 2002 legislative races.
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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Amid Katrina Chaos, Congressman Used National Guard to Visit Home — Two Heavy Trucks, Helicopter Were Involved in Lawmaker's Trip at Height of Crisis — Sept. 13, 3005 — Amid the chaos and confusion that engulfed New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina struck, a local congressman used National Guard troops …
BillHobbs.com:
Bus Story Debunked? — ThinkProgress.org claims that it has "debunked" the claim that New Orleans had a huge bus fleet that it could have used to evacuate the poor from the city before Hurricane Katrina hit, but a careful analysis of ThinkProgress's article makes it clear that the Left-wing website has it wrong.
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U.S. Newswire:
Conyers Releases Non-Partisan Congressional Research Service Report on Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Report Confirms that Louisiana Took Necessary and Timely Steps — WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 /U.S. Newswire/ — Pursuant to a September 7 request by Representative John Conyers to review …
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James Pinkerton / Tech Central Station:
The MSM Bites Back! — Mainstream Media RIP? Not yet. Indeed, for now, the headline should read, "Mainstream Media Rips Bush in Wake of Katrina Crisis." And in fact, the header atop The Boston Phoenix, "Katrina Rips Bush a New One," was far harsher. — As Mark Twain might …
Knight Ridder:
Chertoff delayed federal response, memo shows — WASHINGTON - The federal official with the power to mobilize a massive federal response to Hurricane Katrina was Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, not the former FEMA chief who was relieved of his duties and resigned earlier this week …