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Supreme Court to Fact-Check Bush’s Global Warming Distortions

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2006 On the very day that Bush again peddled the blatant misrepresentation that "there's a debate over whether [global warming] is man-made or naturally caused," the Supreme Court injected some sanity into our discourse by announcing it will decide whether the federal government must regulate emissions of new cars to combat global warming. Bush's claims are only slightly more ludicrous in light of the fact that he made them while Washington, D.C., stands submerged in 18 inches of global-warming-propelled storm water. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Brownie Blasts Bush Administration Response to Katrina Disaster

Staff / Truthdig Feb 11, 2006 Michael "Heckuva Job" Brown departs from the shameful "we didn't know" defense regarding the breach of the levees, saying: "For them to claim that we didn't have awareness of it is just baloney." story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

White House Knew of Levee’s Failure on Night of Hurricane

Staff / Truthdig Feb 10, 2006 Remember when Bush said that he hadn't heard about the devastating levee failure in New Orleans until the day after the hurricane hit? Well, now it turns out that former FEMA Director Michael "Heckuva Job" Brown had told the White House about the breach the night before. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Internal Documents on Katrina Prep Make Liar Out of Bush

Staff / Truthdig Jan 24, 2006 Bush said no one "anticipated the breach of the levees." Well, actually, 48 hours before the storm hit, the Dept. of Homeland Security sent the White House a memo warning exactly of that. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )