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Katrina, New Orleans and the Army Corps of Engineers

In a scathing criticism of the Army Corps of Engineers, and generically of the way that the various Government institutions such as Congress and Senators representing the state of Louisiana operate, TIME has published an article talking about investigating why the flooding of New Orleans happened after hurricane Katrina, and the prime reason seems to [...]

Benazir and Mesharraf deal

It seems the recent meeting between General Musharraf and former Primer Minister Benazir Bhutto in Dubai led to an agreement between them, steps of which are being played out now. The Pakistani media is buzzing with the news of a compromise that will allow Benazir to come back without the threat of cases against her, [...]

China and the lead paint issue

It’s been a problem now for some time; toys and other stuff imported from China are turning up in large quantities to be contaminated in some way or the other. The latest issue is about toys sold by Mattel that is contaminated and had to be recalled, causing a severe worry to parents and causing [...]

US Congress passed foreign surveillance bill

Finally President Bush got the measure that he wanted, inspite of having a Democrat dominated House and Senate. And this was not a wafer-thin majority, but a decent margin showing cross party support for a measure that would male it easier for the spy agencies to do surveillance of overseas communications. This was a slightly [...]