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01.12.2009 2:20 pm

George Bush’s “ultimate exit interview”

President George W. Bush | Getty Images

President George W. Bush | Getty Images

President George W. Bush was at times serious, funny and mocking in what has been billed as his last press conference as president. Read the Associated Press story here.

Among disappointments about his presidency, Bush…

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09.15.2008 9:00 pm

Tuesday editorial: The “F” in FEMA

ikeopt.jpgNatural disasters like Hurricane Ike, which slammed into the Houston area on Friday, cause all sorts of unexpected challenges. The need to bring ice, food and potable water to survivors isn’t among them.
Yet on Sunday — 36 hours after Ike…

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09.01.2008 9:01 pm

Tuesday editorial: HurriMcCain

2814215423_6f053eb8a7_opt.jpgIn warfare, it’s generally not a good idea to prepare for the last war. With hurricanes, this time at least, the opposite was true.

Federal, state and local disaster officials spent the weekend preparing for Hurricane Gustav as if the storm…

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05.22.2008 5:30 pm

Don’t rebuild New Orleans

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Despite more than $22 million in repairs, a levee that broke with catastrophic effect during Hurricane Katrina is leaking again because of the mushy ground on which New Orleans was built, raising serious questions about the reliability of the city’s…

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