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November 16, 2005 - Cross-posted from the Institute's new project covering the post-hurricane rebuilding of the South, Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch

November 16, 2005 - Former N.C. Senator and VP candidate John Edwards' recent announcement that his support of the Iraq war was "a mistake" continues to generate big press, especially here in North Carolina.

November 15, 2005 - Posted by R. Neal The family of Louisiana lawmaker Rep. Gary Smith got $108 million in no-bid contracts to sell FEMA trailers. The lawmaker's family defended the deal:

November 15, 2005 - Posted by R. Neal Vice President "Dick" Cheney emerged from his secure and undisclosed location for a rare public appearance over here in Knoxville this morning. He received a warm welcome:

November 15, 2005 - Posted by R. Neal Apparently, there are still no schools open in Orleans Parish:

November 15, 2005 - Posted by R. Neal Congratulations to our host, the Institute for Southern Studies, on the launch of their Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch project. Hey, it's an important job and somebody's gotta do it and the media doesn't seem all that interested.

November 15, 2005 - Posted by R. Neal You go out of town for a few days and all kinds of weird things happen...