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Impartial Congressional Review of Katrina Questioned

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From the Hill.com: “Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) yesterday announced that they are setting up a bipartisan, bicameral committee to review the government’s response to Hurricane Katrina, despite the strong reservations or outright opposition from several GOP lawmakers.” From Sen. Harry Reid’s floor statement today: “An investigation of… Continue Reading

Free Access to News and Recovery Coverage From LexisNexis

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From LexisNexis: “As a service to anyone who needs ready and free access to breaking and archived news on Hurricane Katrina and it’s aftermath, LexisNexis has expanded its free online news site (LexisNexis U.S. Politics & World News) to include in-depth coverage of all aspects of this event and ongoing remediation efforts. Visit http://www.lexisnexis.com/news/ to… Continue Reading

Hurricane Katrina Congressional Updates

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A new website was launched by the Congressional information services company Gallerywatch.com, called USCongress.com. The site, whose content and sources will expand in upcoming weeks and months, is already a significant resource for government documents on a wide range of issues associated with Katrina, both before the disaster and its aftermath. The site is focused… Continue Reading

Free WSJ News Tracker on Katrina

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From the Wall Street Journal, a free Hurricane Katrina Crisis News Tracker (scroll to bottom of page for chronological links beginning on September 1), updated throughout the day, provides brief entries with associated links on issues that include: the disaster’s impact on all sectors of the country; personal stories of loss and recovery; local, state,… Continue Reading

Oversight Hearings Will Review Feds Response to Katrina

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Reid Letter to Chairman Collins on Oversight Hearing, Wednesday, September 7, 2005: “Nearly four years after the terrorist attacks of 9/11 sent a clear signal that we needed to be better prepared for major catastrophes on U.S. soil, the American people have a right to expect their government to perform better.” Senator Reid’s letter includes… Continue Reading

White House to Request $51.8 in Hurricane Funding Relief

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GalleryWatch.com HotDoc, September 7, 2005: President Bush will send Congress a $51.8 billion emergency supplemental request for Hurricane Katrina response efforts later today. Roughly $50 billion will go to FEMA and $1.4 billion to the Defense Department. About $400 million will be appropriated to the Corps of Engineers for levee and other repairs. White House… Continue Reading

Group Files FOIA Request for Gov. Docs on Katrina Reponses

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Press release: “Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sent three Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the Department of State, asking for records and communications regarding the federal government’s preparedness and response to hurricane Katrina.” Related Link: CREW… Continue Reading

Librarians Helping Librarians With Hurricane Recovery

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“This blog [AALL LawLibAssist] gives members of the American Association of Law Libraries the opportunity to offer assistance to their friends and colleagues. FOR NOW, send posts to Kathie Sullivan at [email protected] and your information will be added.” American Library Association, Libraries and Hurricane Katrina and ALA Hurricane Katrina Library Updates Continue Reading