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Sharyn Alfonsi was at it again on the “CBS Evening News.” In her ongoing tour of the country seeking poignant war stories, tonight she found a great one – twelve people protesting against the Iraq war in Birmingham, Alabama. She spoke with Vietnam war veteran, David Waters:Alfonsi: Today at 59, Waters wants the U.S. out of Iraq and says he is not the only one. Waters: Opposition to the war is…

What they say: Will the Gulf Coast Fish Again?Katrina's Public Health Effects Still UnknownTOXIC GUMBO: Katrina's Environmental LegacyCover-up: toxic waters 'will make New Orleans unsafe for a decade' : EPADon’t go in the water: Katrina’s toxic legacyKatrina's Next DisasterKatrina leaves a toxic nightmare: Oil spills rival Exxon Valdez; then there's the deadly chemicalsThe truth: NOAA: Oct. 11,…

Spending federal money without raising taxes? Broadcasters have been incredulous at the thought, especially since Hurricane Katrina hit – so much so that 59 percent of their tax-related stories have suggested tax hikes. Reporters turned to everyone from Bill Clinton to the man on the street to fellow journalists to make the case for taxation. A typical question from a network reporter…

For two days, all parts of the American press have been reporting a "constitutional compromise" which has "gained the support of a main Sunni political party." With this compromise, it is expected that upwards of half the Sunnis (a 20% minority in Iraq) will support its new Constitution, and it will be ratified in the vote on Saturday.All well and good. But hasn't anyone in the press recalled…

Interview takes the left-wing NRDCs position on global warming and downplays their opposition to nuclear power.

Networks flood airwaves with stories suggesting tax hikes to pay for Katrina and other price tags.