This is looking worse and worse. We might lose a complete city tomorrow. I will have all the disaster relief info I can find up tomorrow. For now, cross your fingers.
Katrina
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This is looking worse and worse. We might lose a complete city tomorrow. I will have all the disaster relief info I can find up tomorrow. For now, cross your fingers.
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What did you all think of HBO’s new series Rome?
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I just heard on the news that some people are refusing to evacuate New Orleans. This can’t be true, can it? I understand some people can’t be evacuated. But refusing to leave? BTW- In the aftermath of the hurricane, when Bush goes to Louisiana, who do you think will be the first to say ‘Bush …
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There is now a Mrs. Belgravia Dispatch.
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I know this puts me firmly at odds with the vast majority of those of you reading this, and with probably the vast majority of the American public, but I hate protests/rallies, regardless the topic. And that means election rallies, anti-abortion/pro-abortion, etc. All of them. I just don’t like them. I don’t trust groups of …
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A pretty decent story (albeit depressing) about the troubles faced in training Iraqi troops: American Sgt. LaDaunte Strickland, sweat pouring down his face, stared at the four Iraqi soldiers sitting in the shade of a truck. They were supposed to be helping Strickland and a group of U.S. Marines man a vehicle-control point, a basic …
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Jeffrey Rosen has the the premium space at the NYT Magazine this week, and he has some advice for Democrats and Republicans who will question Judge Roberts: But in the case of Supreme Court nominees, looking backward may not be the most reliable way to predict the future. During William Rehnquist’s confirmation hearings, first as …