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Chris is down in New Orleans today examining the damage for himself, meeting
with local officials and residents and getting a sense of how the rescue and
reconstruction of that city is coming along...We'll do the show from there of
course...By the way, all night long at MSNBC we're focusing on what went wrong
in the response to Hurricane Katrina...Who responded how and what can we do
better in the future?...Also today, President Bush toured New Orleans and
Gulfport, MS to survey the damage and reconstruction efforts...We'll bring you
that report as well..
We'll heavily excerpt last Friday night's edition of "Dateline" which goes in
depth into the "what went wrong" question....We'll also get the latest from
David Shuster and others on the ground...Chris will chat with the New Orleans
police chief and a couple of paramedics from San Francisco who were trapped in
New Orleans for five days and were threatened at gun point by the Gretna, LA
police when they tried to leave...They also say Gretna police destroyed their
encampment under and over pass and took their food and water, also at gun
point...Here's the backgrounder
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/09/09/BAGL1EL1KH1.DTL&type=printable
Finally we'll wrap it up with a taped piece by Chris on his reflections of the
devastation...
No doubt you've seen that FEMA chief Michael Brown has resigned his post...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9315184/
How to help http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9179805/
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Briefing from Washington, DC
Bush drives through devastated New Orleans...Afterward, he responds to
criticism of a racial element to the response (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9156612/
Business owners in the central business district were issued passes into the
city Monday to retrieve vital records or equipment needed to run their
companies, as New Orleans slowly and painfully stirred back to life two weeks
after being slammed by Katrina. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/hurricane_katrina&printer=1;_ylt=AryoHkIATfziUC1Rj7RAXtRH2ocA;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
President Bush denied Monday there was any racial component to people being
left behind after Hurricane Katrina, despite suggestions from some critics that
the response would have been quicker if so many of the victims hadn't been poor
and black. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bush&printer=1;_ylt=AoWlJFIaRe7XNKeNGm9wYHMGw_IE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
Poll: Bush approval dips below 40 percent...AP survey: Lowest rating yet as
president criticized over gas prices, Katrina
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9279799/
The politics of Hurricane Katrina was playing out long before the pumps started
draining New Orleans, with Democrats seeing an opening to attack the president
and a longtime friend of the Bush family convinced that all Republicans are now
in big trouble. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20050911-113936-2115r.htm
Al Gore blasts Bush; personally airlifted Katrina victims (AP)
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/12604461.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp
Eye of the Political Storm...A new Newsweek poll suggests President Bush could
become Katrina's next casualty.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9280375/site/newsweek/
Louisiana's senior senator on Sunday escalated the Democrats' rhetoric against
the Bush administration's hurricane response, accusing the White House of a
"full court press" to blame state and local officials for the initial sluggish
rescue effort. (AP)
http://www.nola.com/newsflash/weather/index.ssf?/base/national-51/1126486742259200.xml&storylist=hurricane
Living Too Much in the Bubble?...A bungled initial response to Katrina exposed
the perils of a rigid, insular White House. Inside Bush's plan to show he isn't
isolated (Time Mag)
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/printout/0,8816,1103581,00.html
Katrina pushes issues of race, poverty at Bush...White House tries to quell
perceptions that its policies deepened divides (The Washington Post)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9306814/
MSNBC's Katrina Blog http://katrinablog.msnbc.com/
Katrina aid from Cuba? No thanks, says U.S....America welcomes foreign help,
except from an old Cold War foe (NBC News) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9311876/
Police keep public trust, private pain...Stress, homelessness afflict many on
New Orleans force (The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9306871/
Can historic Biloxi survive reconstruction?...Some residents fear the old city
will be sacrificed to a quick rebuilding (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9309943/
In other news...
Hearings start for Supreme Court top nominee...Partisan divide evident as
Democrats, Republicans spar over questions (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9175162/
Curry blogs from inside the hearing room http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9146148/
Curry: Looking for a leader for the high court...As confirmation hearings
start, senators hope John Roberts can bring consensus to an often ideologically
splintered Supreme Court http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9269538/
Pentagon opens 9/11 crash site to public...Families of victims, groups view
Defense Department area where plane hit (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9282080/
The assembly of more than 170 world leaders to mark the United Nations' 60th
birthday gives Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice a unique opportunity to
advance U.S. foreign policy goals on several difficult fronts. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050912/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_united_nations&printer=1;_ylt=Aitns1azQOvsgxbY3c4E2AoGw_IE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
Oinion/Editorial
Pat: Stand up to them, Mr. President!
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=46276
Nichols: Hurricane Halliburton
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat?bid=1&pid=21497
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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