HOME Friday, September 09, 2005 News and Commentary on New Orleans, 4 From the AP:  FEMA dumps Brown as its director.  From Talking Points Memo:  Josh Marshall posts that CNN is suing national agencies that stop their journalists for talking pictures of the recovery process. 10:14:18 PM   | COMMENT [] | TRACKBACK [] Blog banner taken from the oil painting "The Departure" (40"x 30") by Michael Parker, 1999. September 2005 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat         1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30   Aug   Oct Click on one of the calendar days to read my journal posting for that day. E-MAIL ME Film Page PREVIOUS POSTS St. George Marathon, 2005 "Stench of Corruption" No Surprises Here...... Upcoming Films: Memoirs of a Geisha A Thousand Saxophones, by Lee Herrick Review: Mama; IL DIVO's Latest Music Video Coburn Scares Attendees In Roberts' Hearings Films Showcasing New Orleans U.S. Drops Its Ban On Journalist Photographers News and Commentary on New Orleans, 4 Noblesse oblige? Not Our President Yes, You Heard That Right Cheney! News and Commentary on New Orleans, 3 News and Commentary on New Orleans, 2 More News and Commentary on New Orleans Bush Changes Mind: Asks/Invites International Aid Who is to Blame? Lower Ninth Ward, Orleans Parish, New Orleans My Mind is on New Orleans Forsaken in New Orleans Ridiculous Price of Gas Katrina This Week's Agenda The Historian, by Elizabeth Kostova The Decision for Darfur For Shawn FAVORITE BLOGS    Archives July 2003 August 2003 September 2003 October 2003 November 2003 December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 POETRY Walking to the Cineplex My Son’s Chants Plotting Escape Defending Yourself I Don’t Like FAVORITE POSTS The Portrait of Diego Keros Running Isn’t Supposed to be a Contact Sport The Door In the Floor (2004) Sin City (2005) The Head Bonker(2005) Little Terrorist (2005) MUSIC REVIEWS Mario Frangoulis Sarah Brightman's 'Harem' Spectacular Switchfoot: The Beautiful Letdown The Reinvention of Madonna Duran Duran "Astronaut" Tour U2: How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb NEWS   Salon   LiberalOasis   New York Times   Slate   Tom Paine   Mother Jones   The Guardian   CNN   The Washington Post   - Start your own blog   Subscribe to this blog in   Radio: Updated Salon Blogs Salon Rankings