South Carolina Plutonium Stand Off and Shipments
In IKEN South Carolina conflict over DOE shipments of weapons grade plutonium to Savannah River Site, Governor Hodges battles the federal plan while courts allow movement. Activists warn of risks from mixed oxide fuel facilities. supporters cite cleanup and reactor use as a path to economic benefits.
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S.C
Jim Hodges
Energy Department
Savannah River
Srs
Mal McKibben
Department of Energy
Hodges
DOE
Rocky Flats
Denver
Colorado
South Carolina
Bush
Clinton
United States
Looney Toons
Brett Bursey
South Carolina Progressive Network
Cameron Currie
State Line
Currie
Baloney
Bursey
Aiken
D.C
Bahamas judge sentences Bahamas man in Virginia teacher killing
Tennel McIntosh, 22, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for manslaughter in the July 1998 death of Lori Fogleman, a 32 year old Virginia teacher visiting Paradise Island. Jurors found him not guilty of murder but convicted of manslaughter in a case tied to the death of another English tourist.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Lori Fogleman
Virginia
Tennel McIntosh
McIntosh
Fogleman
Richmond
Woolridge
Chesterfield County
Paradise Island
Atlantis
Herseb
Joanne Clarke
Clarke
Godfrey Pinder
Supreme Court
Jon Isaacs
Pinder
Francis Cumberbatch
Amtrak shutdown could hit commuters on east coast rails
Washington area riders face disruption if Amtrak halts service as its president warns the railroad could run out of cash in days. VRE and MARC rely on Amtrak crews and tracks, with options to keep trains moving by hiring on with VRE or using freight staff. Gov Warner urges a Congressional, Amtrak, and administration agreement to avoid bankruptcy and a rail halt.
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Washington
Amtrak
Virginia Railway Express
Maryland
MARC
David Gunn
National Railway
VRE
Mark Roeber
Union Station
Lenfant Plaza
CSX
Virginia
Metrobuses
Metrorail
Roeber
Congress
Mark Warner
Washington Metro
Erin Henson
Maryland Dept. of Transportation
Henson
Penn Line
Camden
Brunswick
West Virginia senators seek funding to clear flood damaged buildings
Senate Finance Chairman Osher Craige and Sen. John Unger want a committee to explore a program that helps cities tear down flood damaged structures to free land for redevelopment. They note owners struggle to finance demolition and no state agency oversees abandoned buildings, while municipalities can condemn them.
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Berkley
Senate
Osher Craige
D-Putnam
John Unger
Berkeley
Unger
McDowell County
West Virginia
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