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  Wednesday, September 07, 2005


Finally, the dems anger is unanimous on Katrina and how it's all Bush's, and everyone in his administration's, fault. They are creative, and so predictable. With the poorest of our citizens on display this past week, look at the champions of it in this picture. What's that say? Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity? I wonder if the people of New Orleans feel that democrats have made a dent in ending poverty or increasing work or opportunity?

Dems Blast Bush Over Hurricane Response (AP).

Former Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards speaks Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2005, in Chapel Hill, N.C. Edwards joined critics who have panned the Bush administration's response to Hurricane Katrina, saying the president was slow and indecisive in making decisions about the disaster. Edwards, who spoke at the formal opening of his new poverty center, also questioned the qualifications of Michael Brown, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (AP Photo/Jeffrey A. Camarati)AP - Democrats, divided over President Bush's handling of Iraq, are coming down hard on his administration's response to Hurricane Katrina.


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For the first time since prohibition, and after eight previous attempts, voters in Santa Rosa County voted to be dry no more.

"I feel like Santa Rosa County will never be the same again". Santa Rosa County voters made history Tuesday when 57.7 percent voted to approve the sale of liquor and wine. The final count showed 29,353 voting in favor of the measure, and 21,507 against.
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Schools roll out welcome wagon for evacuees. It's too soon to gauge the financial impact of an influx of students from storm-ravaged states, and officials said helping displaced kids is more important than the money. [PensacolaNewsJournal.com - Local News]
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Many gas stations our out of gas, and the ones that have it also have 2 & 3 hour lines to get to the pump. The current dry spell is about to end. Then the next day it'll be gone. Might take another week or so before the gas supplies begin to normalize.Gasoline arriving to refuel stations. Long lines continued to plague the few Pensacola Bay Area service stations with gasoline on Tuesday, but state and local officials said fuel shipments likely would improve the situation in coming days. [PensacolaNewsJournal.com - Local News]
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MSN Video - NBC Nightly News: Disaster plan raised red flags. Sept. 6: A draft emergency plan for New Orleans that was paid for by the federal government predicted thousands could be stranded. NBC's Lisa Myers reports.
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