- Making News: Charters of Freedom Survive Flood at National Archives
This 230th Fourth of July will be celebrated today on the steps of the National Archives building, but the building itself is closed because of flooding. What about the Constitution, Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence? Are they safe? We hear more about recovery efforts at the National Archives from Paul Schwartzman, who's following the story for the Washington Post. - Reporter's Notebook: America's Promise Restored
Harlan Ullman, senior advisor to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, is no fan of how the war in Iraq--or the war on terror--are being conducted. In broader terms, he says America's government is "dysfunctional," a crisis that's "easy to define" but "difficult to fix." Now, the man who made "shock and awe" a household word offers some proposals for engaging an apathetic citizenry to demand accountability in America's Promise Restored.
Schwartzman's article on efforts to dry out the National Archives
New York Times on President Bush's approval of warrantless domestic surveillance
Free Flow of Information Act (S 1419)