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March 6, 2006 - Any politician will tell you -- it's not the scandal that hurts you, it's how you respond to the scandal that causes problems.

March 6, 2006 - CNN's Kyra Phillips had a good piece today on our "Mardi Gras Index" report.

March 6, 2006 - Some very sad news for Southern progressives: Anne Braden, one of the matriarchs of the Southern progressive movement, passed away in Louisville, Kentucky this morning.

March 6, 2006 - For those of you following our Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch project, I'll be on CNN today at 1:15 EST to discuss our new report, "The Mardi Gras Index" (pdf) on the "Live from..." segment with Kyra Phillips.

March 3, 2006 - The scandals of Halliburton and other companies profiteering at taxpayer expense -- whether in Iraq or the Gulf Coast -- has always been a top issue for us at Facing South, since many of the biggest contractors are based in the region.

March 3, 2006 - Majikthise reports the latest on the Miami janitor's strike:

March 3, 2006 - Katrina is back on the agenda.