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HARRY SHEARER’S MODEST PROPOSAL

March 8, 2012 by Tim Riley

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dole, shouldn’t we also get access to his insurance-covered rehab program?

Shearer also picked up two vastly under covered stories from this past week:

Jacksonville’s Darrell Gilyard, the Baptist preacher who’s presence in the pulpit requires that no children be allowed in the pews as a condition of his status as a sex offender.

AND: “The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a lower court ruling finding the Army Corps of Engineers responsible for flooding portion of the Lower 9th Ward and St. Bernard Parish during Hurricane Katrina because of its failure to maintain the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet. If upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, the ruling could eventually result in residents, businesses and local governments being reimbursed for damages of as much as $20 billion, according to the lead attorney representing plaintiffs in the case…”

Related articles
  • Appeals court upholds Katrina flood ruling (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
  • Appeals court upholds Katrina ruling (politico.com)
  • Will the Katrina Ruling Prevent Another Disaster? (time.com)
  • Court to Feds: “Pay Up for Katrina Damage” (legalplanet.wordpress.com)

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