Senate readies override vote on Hatch Act revisions
The Senate faces a 67 vote override test after the House passed a bill to ease the Hatch Act limits on federal employee politics. President Bush objects, saying the change would politicize the federal workforce and erode neutrality.
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Washington
Bush
House
Congress
Daniel Akaka
Hawaii
Spark Matsunaga
Christopher Bond
Missouri
Pete Wilson
Califia
Scorcher sky forecast extends into weekend
The forecast predicts 0 to 1 inch of rain if any falls with partly cloudy skies and scattered thunderstorms on Saturday. Lows near 70 and highs in the low to mid 90s. Monday brings mostly cooling with a chance of showers and storms and temperatures in the 60s to low 70s then 80s to low 90s.
Greenpeace calls for Stella’s firing over nuclear plant handling
The inspector general sent a report to the Justice Department for possible criminal probes of Stella. Greenpeace officials urged immediate dismissal and demanded Watkins suspend Stella from duties overseeing restart work at Savannah River Site and Rocky Flats. Stella withdrew his nomination to run defense programs at DOE, saying the Senate would not confirm him. Greenpeace ties Stella to a history of scandals at the NRC.
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Stello
Greenpeace
Stephen I.senwartz
Grenpeace
Foruclear
Energy
James D. Watkins
Stella
Savannah River
Rocky Flats
Colorado
Watkins
DOE
Schwartz
Bush
Wepons
Senate
Seenglyo Stella
Senate Eee
NRC
Eagle Scout Refurbishes Local Playground Project
Jody led an Eagle Scout project to replace a sand box with a new sandbox slide and swings at Helping Hands center. The project cost 1700 dollars and more than 80 hours, with seven scouts and his father assisting under four planning and execution stages.
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Jody
Helping Hands Center
Randall
George Stanton
Billy Phillips
Adam Hansen
Daniel Vetsch
Brian Truitt
John Hootman
Steve Wyman
Westinghouse Plans New Office Space Near SRS Complex
Westinghouse Evans & Avant Inc of Columbia will own and begin operations next month near the SRS administration building. The company has leased and sought multiple office spaces to accommodate expanding payroll and engineering groups, with 400 professionals already on site and more space options within 15 miles of SRS.
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Westinghouse
du Pont Co
Wilmington
Del
Westinghouse and Bechtel Savannah River Inc
Wyatt
Silver Bluff Road
Center South
Hitchcock
Aiken
Executive
Control Data Business and Technology Center
North Augusta
GNP growth trails Bush estimate despite export boost
First quarter GNP growth fell short of the 2.4 percent target. Commerce attributed the rise to 6.8 billion more net exports but noted consumer spending 5.3 billion below prior estimates. Inflation adjusted GNP stood at 4.198 trillion after Q1. Fed survey showed slow overall growth and weak consumer durables demand.
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