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February 9, 2006 - Chris reported yesterday on Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco's newly found leverage in Washington, namely the state's say so regarding new offshore drilling.

February 9, 2006 - Those who follow the politics of rebuilding in Louisiana -- and many, frankly, have given up after months of false starts and neglect -- have found reason to get excited this week.

February 3, 2006 - Award goes to CBS/AP:

February 2, 2006 - Dr. Robert D. Bullard, Director of the Environmental Justice Resource Center at Clark Atlanta University, says there is a twenty-point plan to "destroy black New Orleans":

January 27, 2006 - Earlier this month, right-wing pundit John Leo -- columnist for U.S News and World Report, syndicated to newspapers nation-wide -- wrote a piece that would be forgettable if it didn't echo a growing sentiment on the right about Hurricane Katrina and issues of race in America.

January 22, 2006 - The Associated Press had a story yesterday about how many Congress-folk had actually been to the Gulf Coast to witness the wreckage and progress of rebuilding. Warning: for anyone who cares about what's happening down there, it will bring your blood to slow boil:

January 20, 2006 - One of the biggest mysteries of the botched response to Hurricane Katrina is this: why did it take nearly a week for FEMA to mobilize buses to evacuate thousands of city residents?