[PEN-L] Katrina's environmental impact

washingtonpost.com Katrina Takes Environmental Toll Water Could Be Unsafe for Years; Bush, Congress To Probe Relief By Timothy Dwyer, Jacqueline L. Salmon and Dan Eggen Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, September 7, 2005; A01 NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 6 -- The dank and putrid floodwaters choking

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BLAME GAME TIED Federal, Local Governments Deadlocked in Finger-pointing Contest [by Andy Borowitz] The ongoing blame game that began in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is officially tied, as Federal and local governments have each dished out identical amounts of blame, the official scorekeeper

[PEN-L] quotation du jour

>Before Katrina struck, the House and Senate were at loggerheads over an energy and water spending plan for the fiscal year that begins in October, with the Senate hoping to spend $700 million more than the House on water projects, including $27 million more on flood control in southeastern Louisia

Re: [PEN-L] Katrina's environmental impact

On Sep 7, 2005, at 6:18 AM, Louis Proyect wrote:Bush, reeling from bipartisan complaints about the slow federal reaction, promised to lead an investigation to "find out what went right and what went wrong" and informed congressional leaders of a request for as much as $40 billion in additional reli

Re: [PEN-L] Katrina's environmental impact

On 9/7/05, Dan Scanlan wrote: > Bush, > reeling from bipartisan complaints about the slow federal reaction, > promised to lead an investigation to "find out what went right and what > went wrong" and informed congressional leaders of a request for as much > as > $40 billion in additional relie

[PEN-L] CBO - Katrina could cost 400,000 jobs

Reuters Katrina could cost 400,000 jobs -CBO Wed Sep 7, 2005 http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=topNews&summit=FundsSummit05&storyid=2005-09-07T152746Z_01_MCC751881_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-KATRINA-ECONOMY-DC.XML WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hurricane Katrina could cost as many as 400

[PEN-L] Ehrenreich on white-collar unemployables

[While economic opportunity may be dwindling in the US, there is certainly mushrooming opportunity of another kind -- i.e., for blaming victims, whether dispossessed by hurricanes or the marketplace.] No Help Wanted Author Exposes How the American Dream Turned Into a Middle-Class Nightmare By Bo

Re: [PEN-L] Ehrenreich on white-collar unemployables

Carl Remick wrote: [While economic opportunity may be dwindling in the US, there is certainly mushrooming opportunity of another kind -- i.e., for blaming victims, whether dispossessed by hurricanes or the marketplace.] No Help Wanted Author Exposes How the American Dream Turned Into a Middle-C

Re: [PEN-L] CBO - Katrina could cost 400,000 jobs

On Sep 7, 2005, at 12:06 PM, Leigh Meyers wrote:In a preliminary report to lawmakers, the CBO said Katrina could dampen real gross domestic product growth in the second half of the year by one-half to 1 percentage point.Does this statement from the Congressional Budget Office operate from the unsta

Re: [PEN-L] Ehrenreich on white-collar unemployables

From: Doug Henwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Carl Remick wrote: [While economic opportunity may be dwindling in the US, there is certainly mushrooming opportunity of another kind -- i.e., for blaming victims, whether dispossessed by hurricanes or the marketplace.] No Help Wanted Author Exposes How t

Re: [PEN-L] Ehrenreich on white-collar unemployables

Carl Remick wrote: Aha. Am not asking for any interview spoilers, but does she say anything about Katrina also? No, alas.

Re: [PEN-L] CBO - Katrina could cost 400,000 jobs

Dan Scanlan: On Sep 7, 2005, at 12:06 PM, Leigh Meyers wrote: In a preliminary report to lawmakers, the CBO said Katrina could dampen real gross domestic product growth in the second half of the year by one-half to 1 percentage point. Does this statement from the Congressional Budget Office op

[PEN-L] Schwartzenegger's awful attack on labor

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/09/07/MNGFGEJIRA1.DTL This shows the disgusting side of our guv. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

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Re: [PEN-L] Schwartzenegger's awful attack on labor

What's the good side? -Original Message- From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Perelman Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 4:52 PM To: PEN-L@SUS.CSUCHICO.EDU Subject: Schwartzenegger's awful attack on labor http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/0

Re: [PEN-L] Schwartzenegger's awful attack on labor

> From: PEN-L list On Behalf Of Michael > > This shows the disgusting side of our guv. On 9/7/05, Max Sawicky wrote: > What's the good side? he's a good weight-lifter. He's proof that steroids work. -- Jim Devine "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk

[PEN-L] cartoon du jour

A cartoonist named Thomas produced the following: first homeless guy holds a sign saying "will work for food." second homeless guy holds a sign saying "will work for less food." the second one says: "that's capitalism!" -- Jim Devine "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way

[PEN-L] Before the Fall

“Napola,” a searing tale about Nazi military schools, was renamed “Before the Fall” for U.S. distribution. Intentionally or not, this title resonates with “Downfall,” another recent German film that focused on Hitler’s last days. Both films are driven by a need to understand how Nazism arose and

[PEN-L] specter of unmitigated gall

Senator Arlen Specter, Chairman All Committee Members United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary 711 Hart Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Specter, The way I see it, legislators are either for the American people or they are against them. Legislators who do not respond appropria

Re: [PEN-L] Ehrenreich on white-collar unemployables

On Wednesday, September 07, 2005 1:07 PM [PDT], Carl Remick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It's never about the external world," he said. "It's always between you and you." ...And there you have it... Me... and Me. Not you, my "friend", Me. Courtesy of informationclearinghouse: The real costs

[PEN-L] Now, now.

Now, now. Impeachment now. There is on the planet a certain type of person who has to pocket a chunk of change on every aspect of every deal. They've got to have the biggest piece of fried chicken at the dinner table, the shotgun seat on the ride across town, the 15 percent markup on the p

[PEN-L] N.O. contest

Let's see who can guess what awful legislation will come in the wake of Katrina? What sort of tax cut, deregulation, tort reform can we expect? The winner gets a free tour of Chico. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail micha

Re: [PEN-L] N.O. contest

The first federal piece of legislation will outlaw citizen refusal to obey any order of the lowest member of the national guard or military reserves, regardless of how hungry, thirsty or discombobulated the citizen is. On Sep 7, 2005, at 8:30 PM, Michael Perelman wrote: Let's see who can guess

Re: [PEN-L] N.O. contest

Michael Perelman: > Let's see who can guess what awful legislation will come in the wake > of Katrina? What sort of tax cut, deregulation, tort reform can we > expect? > > The winner gets a free tour of Chico. If my experience in Pajaro California's historic floodplains has any bearing: The fe

[PEN-L] the French labor market redux

French flunk labour reforms Ashley Seager in Paris Thursday September 8, 2005 Guardian 'Tries hard but could do better.' This was the remark, French prime minister Dominique de Villepin admitted last week, that his teacher used to

[PEN-L] 57% Crude... 40% NG U.S. national production put offline by Katrina

...As of Wednesday, It must have been higher a day or two ago. ...and it may not be over yet. National Hurricane Center Tropical Prediction Center http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ 000 ABNT20 KNHC 080237 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2005