October 3, 2005 -
The Independent (London) reports on a leaked internal report from the Office of Secretary of Defense which finds that "endemic corruption, divisions within the military and troop shortages caused by the Iraq war" are to blame for the government's horrible respo
October 1, 2005 -
The NY Times has a story for tomorrow (co-written by Eric Lipton, who with Ron Nixon brought you the story last Monday about where Katrina contracts are going), about the 91,000 tons of ice FEMA bought to cool food and help hurricane victims -- at a cost to
September 30, 2005 -
Our friends at the Center for Responsible Lending have put out an alert about a growing threat to military families: payday lenders who gouge them with exhorbitant rates and fees.
September 30, 2005 -
So reports the Associated Press:
September 30, 2005 -
Yesterday the House voted to strip down the Endangered Species Act, one of the landmark achievements of the 1970s environmental movement:
September 30, 2005 -
Remember Newt Gingrich? It's been exactly 10 years since the then-Georgia rep. was the poster child for the conservative movement, voted Time's "Man of the Year" for his role in leading the much-heralded Republican Revolution of the mid-1990s.
September 29, 2005 -
Posted by R. Neal Civil rights lawyer Baker Motley dies: