LOS TITULARES DE HOY

• En Louisiana hay 25.000 bolsas prontas para colocar cadáveres
• Gobierno federal intenta bloquear acceso de la prensa a Nueva Orleans
• Bush pide 52 mil millones de dólares adicionales para ayuda por el huracán
• Víctimas del huracán recibirán 2.000 dólares en tarjetas de débito
• Partido Republicano anuncia investigación bicameral sobre huracán Katrina
• Diputada Pelosi solicita a Bush que despida al director de la FEMA
• FEMA llena de jerarcas nombrados por motivos políticos, en vez de especialistas
• Bomberos se quejan del modo en que FEMA manejó la crisis
• Cinco personas murieron por bacteria en agua contaminada por la inundación
• Funcionarios del condado bloquearon el plan de radio en estadio Astrodome
• Schwarzenegger vetará proyecto de ley de matrimonio homosexual
• Dieciséis personas murieron en explosión de coche bomba en Basora
• Contratista estadounidense liberado luego de 10 meses de reclusión

EL RESTO DE LA HORA DE DEMOCRACY NOW!

• FEMA Chief Brown: Former Head of the Arabian Horse Association Qualified to Manage Agency?

  
  

  We speak with Judd Legum from the Center of American Progress about FEMA’s role in handling the catastrophe in the wake of hurricane Katrina. [includes rush transcript]

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• Why FEMA Failed: The Bush Administration and Disaster Relief

  
  

  As Republican leaders announced a joint House-Senate inquiry into failures surrounding the response to Hurricane Katrina, we take a look at why FEMA failed with Salon.com staff writer Farhad Manjoo who writes, "Ideologically opposed to a strong federal role in disaster relief and obsessed with terrorism, the Bush administration let a once-admired agency fall apart." [includes rush transcript]

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• Politicizing Disaster Relief: How FEMA Overcompensated Florida Citizens in the Run-Up to the Presidential Election

  
  

  We look at FEMA’s disaster response in Florida in the fall of 2004, and how the presidential election played a role in the distribution of hurricane aid there. [includes rush transcript]

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• Toxic Soup: The Deadly Floodwaters of New Orleans

  
  

  As the toxicity of the New Orleans’ floodwaters grows worse, we look at the environmental and public health dangers looming in the city. We speak with a chemical toxicologist and independent water-consultant about the problems brewing in the water of New Orleans. [includes rush transcript]

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• Depleted Disaster Aid: Rejecting International Donations and the Using Of Resources in Iraq

  
  

  While international donations have been pouring in for victims of hurricane Katrina, the Bush administration has been somewhat reluctant to accept offers from countries like Cuba and Venezuela. We speak with Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies about international donations and how essential resources have been stretched thin by the war in Iraq. [includes rush transcript]

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