Katrina House panel subpoenas Rumsfeld

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Pentagon Subpoenaed for Katrina Documents By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer
Thu Dec 15, 5:00 AM ET



WASHINGTON - The Republican chairman of a special House investigation panel has subpoenaed the Pentagon, and is considering sending another to the White House, to get documents detailing the government's response to Hurricane Katrina.


The unusual legal action was the latest twist in the congressional inquiry of failures that occurred during the Aug. 29 storm that killed more than 1,300 people in Gulf Coast states. The investigation continues Thursday with a Senate hearing to examine New Orleans levees unable to withstand Katrina's might.


The subpoena against Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, issued Wednesday evening by Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., demands internal records and communications about the Pentagon's response, efforts to send supplies to victims, stabilize public safety and mobilize active duty forces in the Gulf Coast. It requires the Pentagon to deliver the documents, spanning from Aug. 23 to Sept. 15, from Rumsfeld and eight other top military officials by Dec. 30.
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1. Why the Pentagon first? This is confusing. n/t

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2. Davis is positioning himself as McCain Junior

He used to be our Rep. here in N. Virginia before the district got gerrymandered as a safe split between him and Jim Moran, who is now my Congressman. Davis is a slick customer with cross-over appeal, just like McCain. He's risen fast within the Republican House leadership, and was one of the GOP floor managers during the Clinton Impeachment.

The one thing I don't really believe about him is that he has a real reformist bone in his body. He's ambitious and packaged for success - just like McCain, his "moderate" Repug model.