http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/29/opinion/29tue4.html?hpRead more... )

we live in interesting times ( Read more... )

From: Brown, Michael D
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 12:24 PM
To: 'Marty.Bahamonde@dhs.gov'
Subject: Re: New Orleans

Thanks for the update. Anything specific I need to do or tweak?

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From: Bahamonde, Marty
To: 'michael.d.brown@dhs.gov' Sent: Wed Aug 31 12:20:20 2005 ( Read more... )

once in a while i google her just to get my fix
please don't let those be the best years of my life
tomorrow i get back to rebuilding.

it's good to be back in seattle. man, i really love this place. ate like a king at ho ho's chinese restaurant in chinatown for lunch today for 10 bucks. went fishing over the weekend and caught 4 huge salmon. ate them an hour later. also been eating a shitload of crab. last week i ate at wilg ginger, which was fantastic. i'm writing all ( Read more... )

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http://www.wafb.com/global/video/popup/pop_player.asp?ClipID1=516003&h1=Charmaine% ( Read more... )

From the Wall Street Journal's Washington Wire (sub. only):

Rep. Baker of Baton Rouge is overheard telling lobbyists: "We finally cleaned up public housing in New Orleans. We couldn't do it, but God did."

Baker explains later he didn't intend flippancy but has long wanted to improve low-income housing.

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also, check this:

Reporter: Scott, does the president retain confidence in his FEMA director and secretary of Homeland Security ( Read more... )

took these today while i was in the city.

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