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Democrats spurn Republican-backed Katrina probe
Democratic leaders pushing for an independent commission to investigate the government's response to Hurricane Katrina spurned on Thursday a plan by majority Republicans for a joint congressional inquiry.
House of Representatives Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California, called the House-Senate investigation announced by Republican leaders on Wednesday a "sham" and said it would not produce an objective assessment of what went wrong in the hours and days following the storm.
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Republican push for black votes hit by storm
Public anger over the slow government response to Hurricane Katrina could deal a long-term blow to the Republican Party's aggressive effort to woo black voters, already the most loyal Democratic bloc.
The high-profile Republican effort to win black support became much tougher, analysts said, after days of images of poor and largely black crowds pleading in vain for help in a devastated New Orleans.
The resulting outcry included pointed questions about the role of race and class in the government's response.
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Astrodome Radio Station Blocked
A group trying to launch a low-power radio station for hurricane evacuees at Houston's Astrodome is frustrated by government officials.
Democratic leaders pushing for an independent commission to investigate the government's response to Hurricane Katrina spurned on Thursday a plan by majority Republicans for a joint congressional inquiry.
House of Representatives Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California, called the House-Senate investigation announced by Republican leaders on Wednesday a "sham" and said it would not produce an objective assessment of what went wrong in the hours and days following the storm.
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Republican push for black votes hit by storm
Public anger over the slow government response to Hurricane Katrina could deal a long-term blow to the Republican Party's aggressive effort to woo black voters, already the most loyal Democratic bloc.
The high-profile Republican effort to win black support became much tougher, analysts said, after days of images of poor and largely black crowds pleading in vain for help in a devastated New Orleans.
The resulting outcry included pointed questions about the role of race and class in the government's response.
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Astrodome Radio Station Blocked
A group trying to launch a low-power radio station for hurricane evacuees at Houston's Astrodome is frustrated by government officials.