Corps of Engineers admits sandbag error
Sep 15 2005 7:11PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Before Hurricane Katrina struck, the government should have had more sandbags and helicopters near New Orleans, ready to repair damaged levees, the commander of the Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday.
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USDA plan would close 665 local offices
Sep 15 2005 7:00PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than one-fourth of the nation's Farm Service Agency offices would close under a plan being pushed by the Agriculture Department, according to an agency document obtained by The Associated Press.
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Federal pension agency faces liabilities
Sep 15 2005 3:59PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government agency that guarantees worker pensions could see its liabilities quadruple over the next decade, jeopardizing the benefits of millions of retirees, a new report says.
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Bacteria, lead taint water in New Orleans
Sep 15 2005 6:38AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - New government tests show dangerous amounts of sewage-related bacteria and lead from unknown sources in the floodwaters in New Orleans, and high levels of chemicals such as hexavalent chromium, used in industrial plating, and arsenic, used in treating wood.
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