Nov 19, 2009 -
Corps' operation of MR-GO doomed homes in St. Bernard, Lower 9th Ward, judge rules
By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune
November 19, 2009, 6:00AM
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In a groundbreaking decision, a federal judge ruled late Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers' mismanagement of maintenance at the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet was directly responsible for flood damage in St. Bernard Parish and the Lower 9th Ward after Hurricane Katrina.
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Oct 24, 2009 -
These days, political turmoil isn’t a one-way street.
President Obama’s mediocre approval ratings and the Democrats’ internal battling over the details of the health care reform plan are the obvious headline-grabbers, but the opposition party has troubles of its own.
Just 15% of Republicans who plan to vote in 2012 state primaries say the party’s representatives in Congress have done a good job of representing GOP values.
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Nov 14, 2009 -
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Nov 11, 2009 -
On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court heard two cases that could have major implications for the way juvenile offenders are treated in our criminal justice system. Sullivan v.
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Sep 27, 2009 -
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Few nations are as generous with their time and money as the United States, but right now Americans are a suspicious bunch.
Sixty-six percent (66%) of voters nationwide say they’re at least somewhat angry about the current policies of the federal government. Thirty-six percent (36%) are Very Angry.
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Sep 05, 2009 -
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
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For most Americans, Labor Day weekend marks the end of summer. But this year it also means the return of Congress to Washington, D.C., after one of the most harrowing recesses even the most senior of the legislators can ever recall.
A lot of voters are in a bad mood over the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats, and they’ve been letting their elected officials know about it.
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Aug 29, 2009 -
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
Saturday, August 29, 2009
The death this week of longtime Democratic Senator Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy means one of two things for the troubled health care reform plan proposed by President Obama: Either the plan has lost one of its most powerful advocates or now its supporters have an emotional rallying point to successfully push for passage. Only time will tell.
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Nov 02, 2009 -
So I've decided to challenge myself to make a soup a week for the next few months. I'd like to post my recipes, my reviews, and my thoughts on the whole experience somewhere, but I'm not sure where to do that. Should I start a new group? Start a blog on the onsugar network? I like the recipe feature on the groups, but I don't know if that's what I'm looking for. Can anyone offer me advice and steer me in the right direction?
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Nov 01, 2009 -
Obama Approval Index Month-by-Month
When tracking President Obama’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results can be seen in the graphics below.
The president’s ratings dipped slightly in October after stabilizing in September.
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Oct 29, 2009 -
Stimulus jobs overstated by thousands
By BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE and MATT APUZZO
WASHINGTON (AP) - An early progress report on President Barack Obama's economic recovery plan overstates by thousands the number of jobs created or saved through the stimulus program, a mistake that White House officials promise will be corrected in future reports.
The government's first accounting of jobs tied to the $787 billion stimulus program claimed more than 30,000 positions paid for with recovery money.
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