Gulf Watch

January 12, 2007 - The New Orleans Times-Picayune has launched a public blog allowing readers to weigh in on the worsening city's crime problem, which led to yesterday's anti-violence protest marches that drew about 3,000 people and

January 12, 2007 - Has Sen. Joe Lieberman sold out on his campaign promise to hold the Bush regime accountable for its disastrous mishandling of Hurricane Katrina in order to serve as the Democratic lackey for its unpopular Iraq surge strategy?

January 11, 2007 - ICF International -- the private company that received a $756 million contract from Louisiana to administer its Road Home recovery program -- has reneged on a promise it made to step up processing of grants to homeowners, the Times-Picayune reports.

January 11, 2007 - The Associated Press reports:

January 11, 2007 - With at least two marches now planned for tomorrow to protest a recent spike in homicides, New Orleans city officials yesterday announced various plans to fight street crime. Unfortunately, the proposals fail to address the blind rage and growing desperation that seem to be fueling much of the violence.

January 9, 2007 - A jury trial gets underway today in Mississippi involving Katrina insurance claims that State Farm says refusing to pay claimsare not covered:

January 8, 2007 - Anger is building among New Orleans' residents over the recent surge of violent crime in the city, where nine people have been killed already this year.