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John Fund / Opinion Journal:
A Swamp of Corruption — In Katrina's wake, Louisiana's political culture needs a cleanup too. — Perhaps no footage from Hurricane Katrina was replayed more often than the "Meet the Press" clip of Aaron Broussard, president of Jefferson Parish, La., telling Tim Russert that bureaucrats had …
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Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
Correcting the facts and missing the truth — Three weeks ago, I linked to Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard's outburst on Meet the Press about the mother of a colleague who died, abandoned, in a flooded nursing home. Two weeks later, I said it was my responsibility to link to a correction about details of that story.
Steve Sabludowsky / bayoubuzz.com:Hurricane Rita Louisiana Damage: Broussard Meets Russert
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:Aaron Broussard responds
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Seattle Times:
Reports of anarchy at Superdome overstated — NEW ORLEANS — After five days managing near riots, medical horrors and unspeakable living conditions inside the Superdome, Louisiana National Guard Col. Thomas Beron prepared to hand over the dead to representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Washington Post:
Louisiana Goes After Federal Billions — Louisiana's congressional delegation has requested $40 billion for Army Corps of Engineers projects in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, about 10 times the annual Corps budget for the entire nation, or 16 times the amount the Corps has said it would need …
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Robert Collier / San Francisco Chronicle:
FAMILY DEMANDS THE TRUTH — New inquiry may expose events that led to Pat Tillman's death — The battle between a grieving family and the U.S. military justice system is on display in thousands of pages of documents strewn across Mary Tillman's dining room table in suburban San Jose.
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Elisabeth Goodridge / Associated Press:
Praise, Anger at Pro-War Rally in D.C. — Support for U.S. troops fighting abroad mixed with anger toward anti-war demonstrators at home as hundreds of people, far fewer than organizers had expected, rallied Sunday on the National Mall just a day after a massive protest against the war in Iraq.
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Robert Novak / Townhall.com:
GOP in turmoil — WASHINGTON — Rep. Mike Pence, a 46-year-old former radio talk show host from eastern Indiana serving his third term in Congress, is currently chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee (RSC). He has tried hard to cooperate with the regular House Republican leadership rather than confront it.
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Observer:
Armed and dangerous - Flipper the firing dolphin let loose by Katrina — It may be the oddest tale to emerge from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Armed dolphins, trained by the US military to shoot terrorists and pinpoint spies underwater, may be missing in the Gulf of Mexico.
Drudge Report:
STREISAND DECLARES 'GLOBAL WARMING EMERGENCY' — THE SUPERSTAR SONGSTRESS SERENADED SAWYER WITH STORM SEASON ASSERTIONS. BUT TO SOME SHE'LL SOUND MORE LIKE A WINDSOCK SINGING LIBERALISM'S GOLDEN OLDIES! — NEW YORK — This summer's back to back superstorms are proof positive we have entered …
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Ann Hornaday / Washington Post:
'No Direction': Scorsese Points The Way to Dylan — "No Direction Home" represents a great musical-cinematic summit, as no less than the great Martin Scorsese directs — with superb control and judgment — what surely qualifies as the definitive documentary about Bob Dylan.
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David Postman / Seattle Times:
11th commandment repealed — YAKIMA — State Republicans have decided that 10 commandments are enough. — The Republicans' 11th commandment — Thou shall not speak ill of other Republicans — was repealed at a weekend meeting of the party's executive committee.
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Brian Brady / Scotsman:
Scrap Basra police and start again orders MoD — DEFENCE Secretary John Reid is planning to scrap the 25,000-strong police force in southern Iraq and replace it with a new military-style unit capable of maintaining law and order. — Reid ordered a root-and-branch review of security …
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Nathan Newman / houseoflabor.tpmcafe.com:
House Of Labor — Free Trade with Rich Rapists — When union advocates demand that labor rights be included in trade agreements with other countries, the typical response is that it's unfair to impose rich countries' standards on poor countries. — Even putting aside why poor countries …
Maria McClintock / winnipegsun.com:
'Bigger fraud than AdScam' — Auditor's next report could be a bombshell — Critics of the gun registry are eagerly awaiting Auditor General Sheila Fraser's "Canadian Firearms Program" audit which is scheduled to be released in February — if we're not in the midst of a federal election campaign.
Los Angeles Times:
TV Series Pitch Ends in Arrest on Fraud Charges — Producer won the trust of investors and GOP leaders, but the show was a scam, FBI says. — In May 2003, a dapper self-described financial strategist from Century City embarked on what he promised investors would be a riveting television series based …
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Opinions:
Wrong Way in Iraq — AS IRAQ MOVES toward a referendum on its new constitution just three weeks from now, many of its senior politicians readily concede that the charter is seriously flawed, and that its approval may worsen rather than alleviate the relentless violence.
Franklin Foer / The New Republic:
Swimming with Sharks — Everyone who watched this summer's race for College Republican National Committee (CRNC) chair with any detachment has a favorite moment of chutzpah they admire in spite of themselves. Leading the count are the following: speaking sotto voce of your opponent's …
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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Massachusetts Governor Makes His State the Butt of His Jokes — Republican's Out-of-Town Act May Alienate Majority Democrats — BOSTON — Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, exploring a possible presidential run in 2008, has a message for his fellow Republicans. — Take my state. Please!
