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To: CYBERKEN who wrote (700283)	9/6/2005 11:48:14 PM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Mark Twain must have been talking about journalists instead of scientists when he wrote this: "There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact." Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi

To: CYBERKEN who wrote (700283)	9/7/2005 2:42:32 AM
From: paret	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

New Orleans police patrol cars left in Houston Houston Chronicle ^ \| 9/7/05 \| MIKE GLENN A number of New Orleans police patrol cars have been spotted in Houston since Hurricane Katrina struck — several of which are now being stored in HPD parking lots, officials said. Details about how the patrol cars arrived in Houston remained sketchy , more than a week after the devastating storm caused major flooding in the city. "To our knowledge, (the patrol cars) have been driven by New Orleans police officers," said Lt. Robert Manzo, an HPD spokesman. New Orleans police commanders are aware that several of their patrol cars are now in Houston, Manzo said. "We were told not to stop them and we were told that these cars were not reported stolen," Manzo said. The patrol cars apparently were taken by New Orleans police officers as they evacuated the city, officials said. "That was the only mode of transportation," Manzo said. New Orleans police officials "are not interested in pursuing any charges against (the drivers.)"

To: CYBERKEN who wrote (700283)	9/7/2005 9:08:19 AM
From: Mr. Palau	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

No need for Hagel or McCain. GOP Senator Susan Collins is on the job: "Calling the federal response to Hurricane Katrina "woefully inadequate," Maine Sen. Susan Collins said Tuesday the committee she chairs will explore why the initial responses failed and how to correct them for future disasters. "The first obligation of government is to protect its citizens. In its initial response to the catastrophe of Hurricane Katrina, particularly in Louisiana, governments at all levels failed in this obligation," said Collins, R-Maine and chairman of the Homeland Security Committee." pressherald.mainetoday.com