Guest guest Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 rom: " t r u t h o u t " <messenger Molly Ivins | Follow the Money for the Real Story Thu, 15 Sep 2005 14:00:04 -0700 Molly Ivins; Sidney Blumenthal; poorest residents could be forced out of city as speculators rush to New Orleans; Iraq's draft constitution finished; and more ... Browse our continually updating front page at http://www.truthout.org Roberts for Life? http://www.truthout.org/Roberts.shtml TO's coverage of the Senate's review of John G. Roberts to be Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court is under way: " Roberts for Life? " A hard look at the future of American Justice. Mayday Mississippi Delta http://www.truthout.org/mayday.shtml TO continues round-the-clock information support for everyone impacted by Katrina. We will provide the best sources available for the most up-to-date and expansive coverage possible. Go directly to our coverage of Cindy Sheehan's courageous stand. http://truthout.org/cindy.shtml Join fellow bloggers at the t r u t h o u t Town Meeting. Get perspective on today's important issues from TO's editorial team and prominent guest bloggers. Join the debate! http://forum.truthout.org/blog t r u t h o u t | 09.15 Molly Ivins | Follow the Money for the Real Story http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091505A.shtml Molly Ivins: Some of you may have heard me observe a time or two that the trouble with George W. is that while he is good at politics, he stinks at governance. It bores him, he thinks government is bad to begin with and everything would be done better if it were contracted out to corporations. We can now safely assert that W. has stacked much of the federal government with people like himself. And what you get when you put people like that in charge of government is ... what happened after Hurricane Katrina. Speculators Rush to New Orleans; Blacks Fear Gentrification http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091505B.shtml In some ways, Hurricane Katrina seems to have taken a vibrant real estate market and made it hotter. Large sections of the city are underwater, but that's only increasing the demand for dry houses. And in flooded areas, speculators are trying to buy properties on the cheap, hoping that the redevelopment of New Orleans will start a boom. Many of the city's poorest residents could end up being forced out. Draft Constitution Finished, Lawmakers Announce http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091505C.shtml Iraqi lawmakers announced Wednesday that they had completed final adjustments to the country's draft constitution. But United Nations officials, responsible for printing the document for voters, said they would wait until the most recent changes were formally presented to the transitional National Assembly. Sidney Blumenthal | Breach of a Myth http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091505D.shtml Sidney Blumenthal: Bush's entire presidency and reelection campaign were organized around one master idea: He stood as the protector and savior of the American people under siege. After Katrina, the country no longer believes in Bush the protector. His presidency is ruined. Bush's America is gone with the wind. US House Republicans Sticking to Tax Cut Plans http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091505E.shtml US House Republicans said on Wednesday they were still committed to extending tax cuts signed by President Bush two years ago, saying they had not abandoned the effort, despite Hurricane Katrina. Robert Dreyfuss | Iraq: No Exit? http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091505F.shtml Surprisingly, Robert Dreyfuss remarks, very little concrete thinking has emerged from Washington DC think tanks on anything related to getting out: not for a negotiated settlement of the war in Iraq, not for how to implement a unilateral withdrawal, not for how to set a date and get out - in other words, not for much. Iranian Leader Urges UN, 'Promote Spirituality' http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091505G.shtml Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday blasted US unilateralism, militarism and privilege and called for the United Nations to promote spirituality. Allies Oppose US over NATO Mission http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091505H.shtml Besides France and Germany, several countries, notably Spain, the Netherlands and Turkey, rose up against Washington's desire to obtain an extension of the mandate for the International security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan - taken over by NATO in August 2003 - to mix it in with that of Operation Enduring Freedom. Now, while the former is a stabilization and peacekeeping force, the latter indulges in war missions against al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Baghdad: The Bloodiest Day http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091505I.shtml A posting on the internet by al-Qa'ida in Iraq said: " To the nation of Islam, we give you the good news that the battles of revenge for the Sunni people of Tal Afar began yesterday. " House GOP Derails Plame Inquiries http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091505J.shtml House Republicans derailed Democratic attempts on Wednesday to force the Bush administration to surrender documents on prewar intelligence and the disclosure of the identity of a CIA operative. Timeline to Disaster: How Our Government Failed http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091505K.shtml Salon's hour-by-hour account of the worst natural disaster in US history - and how our government failed. Bush at UN, Hat in Hand http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091505L.shtml It's a venue, and an audience, that President George W. Bush loathes. The United Nations' General Assembly Hall, complete with its grand marble podium, has giant ambitions and tiny means. It's a place of lofty words and lowly politicking. In fact Bush dislikes the place so much he often tells reporters how he'd love to reach into the normally silent rows of world leaders and shake them up with his bare hands. 'It Was as If All of Us Were Already Pronounced Dead' http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091505M.shtml " It was as if all of us were already pronounced dead, " said Tony Cash, 25, who endured three nights of hunger, violence and darkness at the convention center. " As if somebody already had the body bags. Wasn't nobody coming to get us. " New York Times and Washington Post Secretly Swap Front Page Scoops http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091505N.shtml As part of a secret arrangement formed more than 10 years ago, the Post and Times send each other copies of their next day's front pages every night. Straight Shooter to Some, Loose Cannon to Others http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091505O.shtml When Lamberth theorized in a July ruling that the Interior Department's failure, over many decades, to account for potentially billions of dollars owed to Native Americans could only be explained by outright evil, apathy, cowardice or - more likely - crushing bureaucratic incompetence, the Justice Department decided to go after the judge. NOW | Katrina: The Response http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091505P.shtml One hour special town hall meeting " Katrina: The Response " to air on September 16. New Allegations Surface around Katrina Response http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091505Y.shtml The Bush administration is continuing to face heavy criticism over the sluggish response of federal agencies, principally the departments of Homeland Security and Defense, to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. In Roberts Hearing, Specter Assails Court http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091505Z.shtml Senator Arlen Specter's testy interrogation of Judge John G. Roberts Jr. on the Supreme Court's treatment of Congress may well have left viewers scratching their heads on Wednesday morning, with cryptic references to the " congruence and proportionality test " and to unfamiliar case names like " Lane and Hibbs. " _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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