Katrina costs spark rebuke over Bush spending and veto use
The San Diego Union Tribune questions the Bush administration's handling of Katrina costs and spending. It argues about a potential $200 billion for Gulf Coast rebuilding, questions funding sources, and criticizes veto use and future debt implications under Bush II.
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Washington
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Congress
U.S. Treasury
White House
George W. Bush
Katrina
Bush II
Libertarian Cato Institute
Scarlett O’hara
San Diego Union Tribune
Roberts a strong, pragmatic pick for chief justice
The South Florida Sun Sentinel praises John G. Roberts Jr. as an intelligent, witty, and nonideological nominee whose confirmation hearings showed thoughtfulness and a deep respect for the law. It criticizes White House document withholding and urges senators to seek openness, clarity, and decency.
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John G. Roberts Jr
White House
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Fort Lauderdale
Baytown Sun Editorial Board Seeks Public Input
The Baytown Sun invites community discussion with weekly editorial board meetings at 2 p.m. Wednesdays. Submit letters up to 300 words or guest columns up to 500 words with signed authorship and a photo, to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom at The Baytown Sun, P.O. Box 90, Baytown 77522, by fax or email.
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David Bloom
Wanda Garner Cash
Jim Finley
Sun
Jane Howard Lee
the Sun
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Baytown
Sunnews
Baytownsun.com
Today in History highlights and milestones on Sept 30
Highlights mark events from 1955 James Dean death near Cholame to 1993 India earthquake. Notes include 1777 Congress flee to York, 1846 Morton ether anesthesia, 1938 Sudetenland appeasement, 1946 Nuremberg verdicts, 1949 Berlin Airlift end, 1954 Nautilus commissioning, 1962 James Meredith Ole Miss, 2003 Bosnian talks, 2004 Rockford abortion clinic attack, 2005 Bush Kerry first debate recap.
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York
William Morton
Boston
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Czechoslovakia
Sudetenland
Nuremberg
Germany
Berlin
Navy
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
India
U.S
Richard Holbrooke
Sarajevo
Belgrade
Rockford
John Ear
Bush
John Kerry
Kerry
Iraq
Reality-Based Politics and the Bush Administration
Arkansas Democrat Gazette columnist Gene Lyons critiques the Bush White House for substituting ideology for practicality and creating its own reality. He notes public skepticism as GOP voices defend policies from Iraq to Katrina, while experts warn of incompetence and mounting deficits.
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Ron Suskind
Washington Post
Gulf Coast
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FEMA
Middle East
New York Times
David Brooks
Laura Bush
Iraq
Enron
Congress
al Qaeda
Clinton
Eric Shinseki
Treasury
Paul O'Neill
State Department
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Gene Lyons
Lyons
Genelyons
Sbeglobal
DeLay urged to resign amid indictments and ethics lapses
John R. Cobarruvias of Houston calls for Tom DeLay to step down as Majority Leader amid numerous indictments and alleged unethical conduct. The letter argues DeLay has damaged leadership in Washington and Texas and asserts Americans deserve better representatives.
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Texas
America
United States
Congress
John R. Cobarruvias
Houston
Why not adopt a shelter dog this October
A shelter volunteer urges adopting shelter dogs during Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month. Shelters hold breeds and sizes from newborn puppies to seniors, including many American mutts. With 6 to 8 million animals entering shelters yearly, about half are euthanized due to space. Visit helpinganimals.com for ways to help.
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Helpinganimals.com
Lindsay Pollard
Norfolk
Lee Ganders Roll To 1944 Victory Over S F Austin High
In 1944 Lee Ganders football team posted its 1st consecutive victory in front of about 4,500 fans, defeating Stephen F. Austin High School 35 to 0.
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Stephen F. Austin High School
J. A. Ward
Sears
West Texas Avenue
Ken Bentsen
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
William Apgar
Baytown
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