FEMA initially wasted tens of millions of dollars when it tried to aid Katrina victims. But now we find out that that one unknown federal offical’s second-grade math skills aren’t good enough to get people the aid they need. What was supposed to be $85 million in aid turned out to only $18.5 million due […]
Abby Rapoport
Abby Rapoport is a freelance journalist and former staff writer at The American Prospect. She was previously a political reporter for the Texas Observer. Follow @ rarapoport
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ANOTHER CRACK.
While this will not be the year we get our first female commander-in-chief, one military glass ceiling seems to have shattered nonetheless. President Bush nominated Lt. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody to head the Army Materiel Command, making her the first female four-star general. –Abby Rapoport
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THE ADVANTAGE OF NOT QUITE QUITTING.
Editors’ note: Abby Rapoport is a summer 2008 intern at the Prospect. Obama, who openly discussed his decision to quit smoking in 2006, told reporters on Tuesday that he’s taken a few puffs in the last few months. But what’s bad for his lungs may be a plus for his campaign. In 2006, Michael Currie […]