Washington Post
Iraq prez: US can send 50,000 home by Christmas
"...said he planned to discuss reductions in U.S. forces during a private meeting with President Bush today, and said he believed the United States could begin pulling out some troops immediately."
Many Gitmo detainees on hunger strike
"...are protesting their indefinite imprisonment and what they describe as beatings ... deeply frustrated at their indefinite detentions ... some have been held for 3 1/2 years without facing charges."
| Ten-Foot Poll on Gitmo---RESULT |
posted 940a-1115p Tue 9/13/2005
Detaining people for 3.5 years at Guantanamo prison, without filing charges against them is
| A clever move |
167- |
 11% |
} 31% |
| Probably necessary |
320- |
20% |
| Unamerican |
423- |
27% |
} 69% |
| Pretty shameful |
658- |
42% |
Total votes 1,568- |
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Houston Chronicle
Hispanics dominate San Antonio, but not politically
Dallas Morning News
San Antonio 'stood up to help'
Shelter director says thousands of volunteers helping 2,000 evacuees
Victoria Advocate
First Texas Minuteman chapter dissolves
The first Texas chapter of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps has dissolved with little explanation.
New fuss over Ansel Adams'
"Autumn Moon" Yosemite photo
FEMA to spend $5 billion on 300,000 trailer homes
They will be located "some place about 100 miles north of New Orleans" in a temporary trailer-house city that eventually will be bulldozed
Bush poll numbers plummet to all-time low
Complete history of Bush approval/disapproval ratings
USA Today
New FEMA chief takes stage
R. David Paulison is a seasoned, disaster-response expert who has spent years behind the scenes. In 2003, it was Paulison who urged Americans to stock up on duct tape and plastic sheeting so they could seal windows and doors in a biological or chemical weapons attack. The advice became a staple of late-night comics
| Ten-Foot Poll on School Zones---RESULT |
posted 950a-955p Mon 9/12/2005
Should school zone speed limits be changed to apply ONLY when children are present?
| Yes |
143- |
27% |
| Yes. Slowing down when school is still in session is stupid. |
64- |
12% |
| No |
258- |
49% |
| No. Maybe a driver would run over an unseen child. |
62- |
12% |
Total votes 527- |
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Woman suing cops for playing with her sex toys
German Inventor turns dead cats into diesel
Hid stolen phone in her butt
