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An about face from Mayor Ray Nagin on the re-opening of New Orleans
today...Under a plan Nagin devised, citizens living in certain zipcodes would
be allowed to return to the city...Under pressure from President Bush and
federal officials, Nagin held a presser late in the day ordering people to stay
out...This follows a day of discussion and debate over the safety of folks
going back to New Orleans...David Shuster will put it together for us and get
into some of the verbal back and forth...
Alan Brouusard, the President of neighboring Jefferson Parish checks in on the
reconstruction of his neck of the woods and the perils of coming home too
soon...
We'll talk to the FBI special agent in charge of New Orleans about the security
situation and controlling crime in the Big Easy...
We'll also check in with the Army Corps on the rebuilding of the levees, where
that stands and can they withstand the coming of Rita...
In the back half we'll get examine the big picture question of "Is the city
ready to be opened"? with Michael Livier, Louisiana's Secretary of Economic
Development, Historian Douglas Brinkley, WWL radio's David Cohen and Stephen
Perry, the president of the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau...
Please join us...
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from
Washington, DC
Mayor halts planned reopening of New Orleans...Nagin says threat posed by
Tropical Storm Rita forced him to reconsider (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9156612/
Faulting Bush, Clinton offers sharp criticism of hurricane relief efforts (NY
Times) http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/09/19/news/clint.php
Former President Bill Clinton on Sunday morning said his wife, Sen. Hillary
Rodham Clinton of New York, should not pledge to serve another full six-year
term in her campaign for re-election. (Sun Sentinel)
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/ny-bc-ny--clintonre-electio0918sep18,0,4548641.story?coll=sfla-newsnation-front
Two Democrats who might seek the White House again in 2008 criticized President
Bush for his response to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, assailing the
suspension of wage laws while urging a concerted effort to aid the poor. (AP)
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/09/19/D8CNHE0G0.html
Entire Florida Keys evacuated as Rita closes in...Thousands forced to clear
out; Louisiana coast could be targeted as well (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9389157/
Hurricane Katrina swamped President Bush's second-term domestic agenda,
reordering his priorities and changing the political landscape. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050918/ap_on_go_pr_wh/katrina_bush_agenda&printer=1;_ylt=AvNIeullJ5z7.6ye8ob.WoMGw_IE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
Cheney Opposed Hurricane Czar (Time Mag)
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1106315,00.html
Iraqis claim British forces broke into Basra jail...Alleged undercover
commandos had been accused of shooting Iraqi police (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9400104/
Saddam's nephew jailed for funding insurgency...First court verdict against
family member of ousted Iraqi leader (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9397487/
Insurgents kill member of Iraqi parliament
Kurdish lawmaker slain after deadly car bombing; 20 bodies found in Tigris (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9332851/
The Body Count is back: Who is winning the war in Iraq?...U.S. forces say body
counts prove success, despite recent spate of attacks (The Washington Post)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9395462/
Key figure in Abu Ghraib case to fight charges...Lynndie England abandoning
earlier courtroom strategy (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9401437/
Opinion/Editorial
Stephen Moore: The GOP's New Deal...The bill for Katrina may fall due next
November. http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007278
Pat: Recycled liberal clichés at the United Nations?
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=46399
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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