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Stock Market News and Investment Information | Reuters.com: "WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The White House and Republicans may find it difficult to resist mounting pressure for an independent commission to examine government failures in the response to Hurricane Katrina, experts said on Tuesday.
Only two Democrats showed up as a House of Representatives committee began investigating the response to the devastating Aug. 29 hurricane. The Democratic leadership argues that an inquiry controlled by the Republican majority in Congress lacks credibility and cannot be trusted to honestly probe failures of the Bush administration.
Republicans have so far rejected calls for a bipartisan commission similar to the panel that investigated the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, even though polls show an overwhelming majority of the public supports such a probe.
A Gallup Poll last week found 81 percent of respondents in favor of an independent investigation with only 18 percent backing a congressional investigation.
'I don't know why they are resisting so hard,' said pollster John Zogby. 'The public is angry and they want answers. The Republicans may have picked a fight they can't win.'"
Only two Democrats showed up as a House of Representatives committee began investigating the response to the devastating Aug. 29 hurricane. The Democratic leadership argues that an inquiry controlled by the Republican majority in Congress lacks credibility and cannot be trusted to honestly probe failures of the Bush administration.
Republicans have so far rejected calls for a bipartisan commission similar to the panel that investigated the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, even though polls show an overwhelming majority of the public supports such a probe.
A Gallup Poll last week found 81 percent of respondents in favor of an independent investigation with only 18 percent backing a congressional investigation.
'I don't know why they are resisting so hard,' said pollster John Zogby. 'The public is angry and they want answers. The Republicans may have picked a fight they can't win.'"
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