There’s a very illuminating series of posts from a Doctor in the Astrodome, who’s given reprint permission to Al at Code the Web Socket. Start here. Here’s Day Two. Day Three. Day Four. Day Five. Those posts give you a real feel for the dedication and frustration that medical personnel are exhibiting in the midst …

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The president sidestepped a question on whether he intended to replace anyone who has been responsible for the disaster response. “What I intend to do,” Mr. Bush said, “is lead an investigation into what went right and what went wrong.” Er, aren’t investigations into incompetence and mis/malfeasance supposed to be done by objective observers, usually …

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