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Washington Post:
Former FEMA Director Blames La. Officials for Katrina Response Failures — Michael D. Brown, the ousted director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, appeared before a House panel this morning and blamed Louisiana officials for "serious problems" in the government's response to Hurricane Katrina …
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Ex-FEMA chief slams 'dysfunctional' Louisiana — But Democratic and Republican lawmakers alike put blame on Brown — WASHINGTON - Former FEMA director Michael Brown aggressively defended his role in responding to Hurricane Katrina on Tuesday and blamed most coordination failures on Louisiana …
Associated Press:
Brown blames state and local officials for Katrina response — Former FEMA director points to Gov. Blanco, Mayor Nagin — WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FEMA director Michael Brown aggressively defended his role in responding to Hurricane Katrina on Tuesday and put much of the blame …
Victor Davis Hanson / Opinion Journal:
Ivory Cower — University presidents have lost their dignity. — Whether or not you agreed with them, university presidents used to be dignified figures on the American scene. They often were distinguished scholars, capable of bringing their own brand of independent thinking to bear …
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Glenn Harlan Reynolds / Tech Central Station:Where the Boys Aren't — I like to walk around campus on nice days …
Patrick Ruffini / Patrick Ruffini '05:
September Straw Poll: Tag the Vote — You knew it was coming. — Last month's GOP primary straw poll got over 17,000 votes (!) and provided reams of state-by-state and blog-by-blog data to chew over. This month's poll has all the features you know and love — the results by blog referrer …
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Los Angeles Times:
Katrina Takes a Toll on Truth, News Accuracy — Rumors supplanted accurate information and media magnified the problem. Rapes, violence and estimates of the dead were wrong. — BATON ROUGE, La. — Maj. Ed Bush recalled how he stood in the bed of a pickup truck in the days after Hurricane Katrina …
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Christine Hauser / New York Times:
U.S. Says It Has Killed No. 2 Qaeda Operative in Iraq — The United States military said today that American and Iraqi forces had killed the second most-wanted Al Qaeda terrorist in Iraq, a man known as Abu Azzam, who the military said was the operational commander for the group in Baghdad …
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Opinions:
Louisiana's Looters — THE NATION is at war. It is mired in debt. It has been hit by floods and hurricanes. In the face of this adversity, congressional leaders have rightly dropped proposals for yet more tax cuts, and some have suggested removing the pork from the recently passed transportation bill.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Long goodbye or not, aren't pearls of wisdom such as Brown appears to have on offer usually extracted not with paychecks but with subpoenas? — TPM and Mrs. TPM at Gawker party last week in New York. — Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) is the ranking Democrat on the House Intel Committee.
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Clayton Cramer / Clayton Cramer's BLOG:
No Lie Too Outrageous — There's a guy who is appearing at antiwar protests claiming to be a Republican ashamed of his own party. His name is Jeb Eddy. There's one little problem: Wizbang says: … And then lists his political contributions over the last few years—all to Democrats.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Deep Pockets, Small Government and the Man in the Middle — Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) had the look of a hunted man as he walked from the Capitol to the Longworth House Office Building yesterday for a speech to young conservatives. — Pence, chairman of a group of House conservatives called …
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:GOP Leaders Try to Soothe Conservatives
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Associated Press:
Playmate appeals to Supreme Court — Anna Nicole Smith seeks $474 million inheritance — WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith is going to the United States' highest court in her fight over the fortune of her 90-year-old late husband.
E. J. Dionne Jr / Opinions:
Democrats In Disarray — Democrats and liberals are ecstatic that President Bush has finally faced his moment of accountability. The travails of Hurricane Katrina followed a bad summer for the president and have called into question his leadership style, competence and intense partisanship.
Ruth Gledhill / Times of London:
Societies worse off 'when they have God on their side' — RELIGIOUS belief can cause damage to a society, contributing towards high murder rates, abortion, sexual promiscuity and suicide, according to research published today. — According to the study, belief in and worship of God …
New York Times:
Corrections — An article on Sept. 19 about refugees in a camp in Romania who fled Uzbekistan after it put down an uprising in the city of Andijon misstated a conclusion by Human Rights Watch. Its report quoted a former detainee who said police officials had told him that the government …
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Washington Post:
Picture This: Ben Affleck, Senator From Va. — If you liked him as Bennifer . . . you'll love him as Benator! — That's the hot new idea being tossed around by Virginia Democrats, who are desperately searching for a big name to challenge the reelection bid of rising GOP star Sen. George Allen next year …
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Faye Fiore / Los Angeles Times:
Laura Bush to appear on "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" — WASHINGTON — Facing criticism that he appeared disengaged from the disaster wrought by Hurricane Katrina, President Bush has been looking for opportunities to show his concern. But the White House will take the effort a step further Tuesday …
Ellen Knickmeyer / Washington Post:
Baghdad Neighborhood's Hopes Dimmed by the Trials of War — Some Who Welcomed Americans Now Scorn Them — BAGHDAD — In the chaotic, hopeful April of 2003, Baghdad's Karrada district was one of those neighborhoods where residents showered flowers on U.S. forces entering the capital.
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