Your Afternoon Buzz: Thu, 01 Sep 2005

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New Orleans Mayor Issues 'Desperate SOS'

http://news./news?tmpl=story & u=/ap/20050901/ap_on_re_us/hurricane_katri\

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Terry Neal of the Washington Post Covers the BuzzFlash Petition to Ask

Why the Children of Bush and His Siblings Aren't Serving and

" Sacrificing " in His " Noble War. " Guess What Neal Finds Out, Not ONE

of the White House Stenographer Corps Has Asked the Question! Neal

Forced the White House to Issue a Misleading Answer As a Result of the

BuzzFlash Petition.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/01/AR2005090100786.\

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" Just moments ago at the Ferragamo on 5th Avenue, Condoleeza Rice was

seen spending several thousands of dollars on some nice, new shoes

(we've confirmed this, so her new heels will surely get coverage from

the WaPo's Robin Givhan). A fellow shopper, unable to fathom the

absurdity of Rice's timing, went up to the Secretary and reportedly

shouted, 'How dare you shop for shoes while thousands are dying and

homeless!' Never one to have her fashion choices questioned, Rice had

security PHYSICALLY REMOVE the woman. "

http://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/09/breaking-sec-of-state-condi-rice.html

 

From 2001 - Drowning New Orleans: A major hurricane could swamp New

Orleans under 20 feet of water, killing thousands. Human activities

along the Mississippi River have dramatically increased the risk, and

now only massive reengineering of southeastern Louisiana can save the

city (Scientific American)

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006 & articleID=00060286-CB58-1315-8B588\

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'Times-Picayune' Forum Reveals True Horror of Disaster Today 9/2

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=\

1001053452

 

 

Thom Hartmann's Independent Thinker Book of the Month -- " Bait and

Switch, " By Barbara Ehrenreich, Author of " Nickel and Dimed "

http://www.buzzflash.com/hartmann/05/09/har05009.html

 

Southerners, Devastated by Super-Hurricanes like Katrina, Doubt Bush's

Ability to Confront Global Warming -- Dr. Teresa Whitehurst

http://www.buzzflash.com/whitehurst/05/09/whi05008.html

 

" 43 " Asks " 41 " For Relief Effort Help -- Verse-Case Scenario by Peyser

http://www.buzzflash.com/peyser/05/09/pey05242.html

 

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