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Engineers: 122 levees at risk of failing
Feb 1 2007 11:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - One hundred twenty-two levees from Maryland to California are at risk of failing, according to a list released Thursday by the Army Corps of Engineers.
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Capitol tunnel workers seek hazard probe
Feb 1 2007 8:15PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Falling slabs of concrete and asbestos exposure are two reasons that a federal agency should investigate the passages under the U.S. Capitol complex amid an ongoing safety dispute with the Architect of the Capitol, a group of tunnel workers said Thursday.
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Flood maps may have out-of-date data
Feb 1 2007 4:00PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Maps used to calculate flood danger in the U.S. rely on data that are decades out of date, according to a report that calls for a new national program to remap land levels.
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U.S. hopes for progress on N. Korea deal
Feb 1 2007 12:14PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The top U.S. negotiator on North Korea's nuclear program said Thursday he hopes six nations meeting in China next week will be able to take the first concrete steps toward eventual dismantling of the communist nation's nuclear weapons.
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Maine weighs lobbyist text message rules
Feb 1 2007 3:10AM (CT)
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Wary of lobbyists calling signals from the sidelines, Maine is taking steps to ban text messages and e-mails to lawmakers in session as it becomes the latest state to address the ever-expanding use of electronic communications in statehouses.
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