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28 September: Pres. Bush urges US to drive less, consume less gasoline, asks gov't employees to be more efficient, carpool or use public transport, as nation faces production shortages after two Gulf coast hurricanes... De Menezes family in UK seeking justice for victim of 22 July London police shooting... NYT details apparent cronyism in contracting Katrina cleanup, rebuilding... IAF attacks on sites in Gaza continue, intensify, said to target militants; Hamas is reported to have offered ceasefire if attacks halt... Two Japanese scientists present photos of 1st live giant squid captured on film, animal measured approx. 25 feet... PFC Lynndie England sentenced to 3 years in prison for detainee abuse in Iraq... Residents reportedly returning to New Orleans, one month after Hurricane Katrina struck...

27 September: Reps. Waxman, Pelosi (minority leader) introduce Anti-Cronyism legislation to bar Pres. Bush from appointing unqualified individuals to public-safety posts, giving no-bid contracts that lead to excess gov't spending... New Orleans police superintendent resigns, noting it is "time to hand over the reins" after Katrina chaos, looting led to police desertions, suicides; Mayor Nagin said it was "a sad day"... Cindy Sheehan has been arrested along with other military families, anti-war protesters in an impromptu sit-in staged to ask Pres. Bush to meet with them; photographs of lost loved ones which the group sought to deliver to the pres. were refused... UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has urged that carbon dioxide be captured, stored underground to slow global warming... Two lakes in Cameroon spout massive geysers, having been fitted with pipes to release underground carbon dioxide produced by volcanic magma; authorities fear a release like those which killed more than 2,000 people 20 years ago...

26 September: Pres. Hu Jintao of China sheds all illusion of open-market, open society policies, calling for "smokeless war" against press, dissidents, "liberal elements" or anyone who disagrees with his regime... Jailed US journalist Judith Miller now in custody 81 days... HRW report details first-hand accounts of command role in Iraq torture... IRA expected to announce it has "put all its weapons beyond use", leading to hopes of lasting peace in N. Ireland... S. African trade leader accuses gov't of inaction to halt spread of AIDS, treat 6 million infected with HIV... [Full Month (12k)]