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Army Corps of Engineers Blamed for Katrina Flooding
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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ACORN's Public Option By Robert M. Goldberg on 9.15.09 @ 6:06AM Coming to a neighborhood near you: nonprofit health coops administered by ACORN designed to use state Medicaid programs to usher in single payer health care. A Tea Party conspiracy theory?On the Evolving Civil War in Iran
by Andy Martin Executive Editor ContrarianCommentary.com "Factually Correct, Not Politically Correct" Andy Martin breaches a taboo by becoming the first analyst to call the conflict in Iran a "civil war"` America's most experienced independent foreign policy and intelligence analyst predicts the destabilization of the entire region. Martin says President Obama is helpless to act. (PALM BEACH)(June 21, 2009) As I wrote on June 15th, the most terrifying night of my life was spent in the middle of a riot in Iran thirty years ago.Electricity Grid in U.S. Penetrated By Spies
From the Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123914805204099085.html WASHINGTON -- Cyberspies have penetrated the U.S. electrical grid and left behind software programs that could be used to disrupt the system, according to current and former national-security officials. The spies came from China, Russia and other countries, these officials said, and were believed to be on a mission to navigate the U.S.Leaving D.C. Schoolchildren Behind
Leaving D.C. Schoolchildren Behind The Obama administration picks a new way to cop out on opportunity scholarships. by Mary Katharine Ham This week more than 1,000 recipients of the D.C.GPS IS FREE
It was a rainy Friday late afternoon that we had to drive to Maryland from New York. Ordinarily, Friday afternoons are just typically rush-hour madness, but this time, the whole northeast side of the USA was drenched . Rain just kept pouring so heavily causing snarls along the highways and parkways, along with the dreaded automobile breakdowns.How Well do You Know The Phonetric Alphabet N-Z
The NATO phonetic alphabet, more formally the international radiotelephony spelling alphabet, is the most widely used spelling alphabet. Though often called "phonetic alphabets", spelling alphabets have no connection to phonetic transcription systems like the International Phonetic Alphabet. Instead, the NATO alphabet assigns code words to the letters of the English alphabet acrophonically so that critical combinations of letters (and numbers) can be pronounced and understood by those who transmit and receive voice messages by radio or telephone regardless of their native language, especially when the safety of navigation or persons is essential.How Well Do You Know The Phonetric Alphabet A-M
The NATO phonetic alphabet, more formally the international radiotelephony spelling alphabet, is the most widely used spelling alphabet. Though often called "phonetic alphabets", spelling alphabets have no connection to phonetic transcription systems like the International Phonetic Alphabet. Instead, the NATO alphabet assigns code words to the letters of the English alphabet acrophonically so that critical combinations of letters (and numbers) can be pronounced and understood by those who transmit and receive voice messages by radio or telephone regardless of their native language, especially when the safety of navigation or persons is essential.This Day in History: April 11th
On April 11, 1970, Apollo 13, the third lunar landing mission, is successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying astronauts James A. Lovell, John L. Swigert, and Fred W.
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