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        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 -
        
  
        C.C. Campbell-Rock, a New Orleans native, has a great piece in the San Francisco Bay View about what corporate leaders, especially the Bring Back New Orleans commission, have in store for the city:
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
          
        
        
          
              
            
            
            
        March 3, 2006 -
        
  
        Majikthise reports the latest on the Miami janitor's strike:
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        March 3, 2006 -
        
  
        Katrina is back on the agenda.