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October 11, 2006 -
When the U.S. public began turning against the Iraq war, especially in late 2004/early 2005, the Bush Administration began talking less about "freedom" and more about "democracy," the new rhetoric focused on turning over the reins of power to the Iraqi people.The corollary of the self-rule frame was that, as the citizens of Iraq took greater power -- including assuming control of police and military functions -- the U.S. presence would decline. As recently as last month, officials were touting cuts in Iraq troop levels by spring 2007.No more, reports the Associate Press today:
October 10, 2006 -
The Center for Digital Government, a trade association for providers of information technology to state and local governments, has released results of a recent survey ranking the Top 10 State Technology Leaders for 2006.
October 10, 2006 -
According to this South Florida Sun-Sentinel investigative report, a Florida FEMA program sounds more like a circus than a crisis counseling program:
October 9, 2006 -
This picture, which appeared in The Ledger (Lakeland, FL) last Friday, Oct.
October 9, 2006 -
Residents evacuated from a North Carolina town following last week's major fire at a chemical handling facility were allowed to return home Saturday. But an environmental watchdog group warns that the proper testing has not been done to ensure their safety -- and that instructions given by officials could in fact jeopardize the ongoing investigation and any legal action.
October 9, 2006 -
As readers know, Facing South has been closely following the troubled state of the religious right, especially the disaffection setting in among "values voters" going into the Novemb
October 6, 2006 -
The firm that owns the North Carolina plant where a chemical fire has been burning out of control since Thursday evening was fined earlier this year by state environmental officials for unsafe practices.