Gulf of Mexico oil spill escalates as emergency declared
Louisiana Governor Jindal declares a state of emergency as a BP deepsea well leaks 5,000 barrels daily after an explosion sank the rig. Oil reaches the Louisiana coast near the Mississippi Delta while BP weighs an underwater chemical dispersant. Navy inflatable boom and skimming systems deployed. Napolitano labels it an incident of national significance. BP allows local shrimpers to help cleanup and inmates are trained for wildlife rescue. White House says offshore drilling will continue with caution and congressional hearings are set with BP Exxon Mobil ConocoPhillips Shell and Chevron executives.
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Bobby Jindal
Gulf
BP PLC
Mississippi River
Jindal
Edward Markey
D-Mass
House Energy Committee
Exxon Mobil
ConocoPhillips
Shell
Chevron
Gulf Coast
Cedar Rapids probes unspent flood tax funds rules
The Cedar Rapids council and staff on a conference call with federal and state officials discussed how to classify local option sales tax revenue for flood recovery. The goal is to label some funds as unmet needs to avoid reducing owner buyout payments, while an advisory committee questions past allocations.
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Rick Smith
Cedar Rapids
IASB former director declined to testify on fund misuse
Maxine Kilcrease, fired by the Iowa Association of School Boards, refused to answer panel questions citing the Fifth Amendment during a Government Oversight Committee session. IASB officials said she sought and accepted a salary increase without board approval, with her contract setting 210000 dollars annually but claims she earned about 367000 per year.
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Charlotte Eby
Des Moines
Iowa Association of School Boards
Maxine Kilcrease
Kilcrease
IASB
ASB
Sean Spellman
Rubashkin Sentencing Hearing Reflects on Founding Path
Rubashkin tells judge he basically lost his way as he seeks leniency after a jury convicted him of 86 counts of fraud. The Agriprocessors executive apologized to the community and his family at the sentencing before U.S. District Chief Judge Linda Reade in Postville.
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Cedar Rapids
Sholom Rubashkin
Rubashkin
U.S
Linda Reade
Agriprocessors Kosher
Postville
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