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Gulf Coast braces for Gustav
Raw video: rain bands lash the Louisiana coast as the storm nears.
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Three Years Later, Did We Learn Katrina's Lessons?
The Christian Science Monitor - Fri Aug 29, 4:00 AM ETBOSTON - Hurricane Gustav is not just a meteorological event. It is a national examination — the first full test since 2005 of whether a humbled country rebuilt more than levees, and rebuilt the competence and honesty that failed along with them.
» Full Story- McCain's Alaska Gamble RealClearPolitics - Sat Aug 30, 6:00 AM ET
In choosing Sarah Palin, John McCain made the most interesting vice-presidential pick in a generation — and, quite possibly, the most reckless. Both things can be true at once, and by November we will know which one mattered. - A Convention Without an Audience Is Still a Convention The Nation - Sun Aug 31, 3:00 PM ET
Republicans didn't cancel their convention this week. Gustav did — and in doing so, the storm handed the party an accidental gift: an excuse to skip four days of defending an indefensible record. - Your Internet Provider Shouldn't Sell Your Clickstream CSMonitor.com - Thu Aug 28, 4:00 AM ET
The revelation that Internet providers have been quietly testing systems to watch and monetize everything their customers do online ought to settle the privacy debate: it is time for Congress to draw the line in statute, not in press releases. - Drill Here, Drill Now — and Then What? The Weekly Standard - Thu Aug 28, 4:00 AM ET
Gustav's approach has shut down a quarter of American oil production in a single weekend. If that does not make the case for producing more energy at home — all of it, oil and wind and nuclear alike — nothing will.
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