Katrina Coverage

Yesterday the Repubs and Dems were unable to agree on a joint probe, and Sen. Bill Frist scrapped the idea:

…The Democratic leadership has refused to appoint members to a joint committee, citing the lack of equal representation of Democrats on the panel, and the lack of power to issue subpoenas that the majority opposed. Democrats also have insisted on an independent inquiry…

Meanwhile, House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) was having no more luck persuading House Democrats to participate in that chamber's probe.

Late last week, Hastert named Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.), chairman of the House Governmental Reform Committee, to head the House's special panel investigating the hurricane response. Davis may name Republican members to that committee as early as Tuesday and is planning his first hearing later this week.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) remains adamant that Democrats will not participate in the House committee.

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