Lieberman Punts on Katrina Oversight Senator Joe Lieberman (D-CT) is about to get a little lonelier. Lieberman “has quietly backed away from his pre-election demands that the White House turn over potentially embarrassing documents relating to its handling of the Hurricane Katrina disaster in New Orleans.” During his campaign last year, Lieberman had vocally criticized Bush’s handling of Katrina, and had complained about the administration’s failure to turn over related documents. (Newsweek)No More Active-Duty Time Limits for Guardsmen and Reservists Pentagon officials said yesterday that the Defense Dept. “has abandoned its limit on the time a citizen-soldier can be required to serve on active duty.” Previously, regulations prohibited the Pentagon from deploying a member of the Guard or Reserve for more than 24 months of cumulative active-duty time in Iraq or Afghanistan; the only remaining limit is that no single mobilization can exceed 24 consecutive months. (AP)
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