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Send in the Army
When disaster strikes, should the president mobilize the US military? The 1878 posse comitatus act limits the president’s use of federal forces. But after Hurricane Katrina, President Bush is thinking of rescinding or revising the rules.
"Stay The Course"...And Then What?
Michael O'Hanlon, senior fellow in foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution,
-previews "a major addess" by the President
» Michael O'Hanlon (Brookings)
Live Remarks by President Bush
A "major address" by the President on the war in Iraq and fighting terror
» The White House
Texas Three Step
Ted Alden, Washington correspondent for the Financial Times
-on Bush's speech
» The Financial Times
Call in the Army!
James Pinkerton, Newsday columnist, Fox News contributor, and fellow at the New America Foundation,
-says posse comitatus or no, the federal government must protect Americans in disasters
» James Pinkerton columnist archive (Newsday)
» James Pinkerton (the New America Foundation)
» James Pinkerton (Fox News)
30 Issues: School Construction in New Jersey
Steve Chambers, reporter for the Star-Ledger, focusing on land use
-on the controversy surrounding the School Constructions Corporation
» The Star-Ledger
» 30 Issues in 30 Days
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