Day September 24, 2005

Sept. 24 a major success

Crowds opposed to the war in Iraq surged past the White House on Saturday, shouting “Peace now” in the largest anti-war protest in the nation’s capital since the U.S. invasion.In L.A. the crowd was far bigger than we hoped. More…

Sept. 24 is here!

A quick AM post, then I’m off to help organize the L.A. anti-war demo. It’ll be a busy day.  8:00. Arrive at ANSWER LA office. Load trucks. Drive to sites. 10:00. Trucks arrive at both sites. Unload, set up. Noon. …

Rita. Saturday AM

Southwest Louisiana bears hurricane’s worst Beaumont escapes severe surge; Port Arthur flooding reported NHC 7 AM CDT Sat Sep 24 Since Rita is movingly slowly and is forecast to slow down further over the next few days… Rainfall totals of…

Credit card companies to increase payments

Consumers who make only minimum payments on their credit cards are in for a shock. Spurred by a new federal mandate, card companies over the next three months plan to raise – in some cases double – the amount card…