TSA struggles to fill passenger screening jobs nationwide
The TSA faces unqualified applicant rates and far fewer women than hoped as it hires at 415 of 429 airports and trims female staffing goals to one third. Only about 5,000 of 30,000 total positions filled, with many candidates failing prehire tests and women comprising roughly 22 percent of screeners.
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Washington
Transportation Security Administration
Congress
Transportation Department Inspector General
General Accounting Office
TSA
Gerald Dillingham
GAO
Civil Aviation Issues
U.S
Transportation
Norman Y. Mineta
New York-area
la Guardia
Kennedy
Newark
Alexis Stefani
Transportation Department
Stefani
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Clinton settles scores on corporate malfeasance claim
Former President Clinton says the 1990s bull market bred corporate corruption and accuses the Bush administration of twisting the truth. He cites Enron accounting, Harvey Pitt, and an SEC stumble as proof party rivals blocked reform while he attempted to curb abuses.
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Washington
Clinton
Bush
Congress
Enron
Securities and Exchange Commission
White House
Scott Stanzel
Wjla-Tv
Clin
Ton
SEC
Harvey Pitt
Theprijish
Israel
Ori
Somalia
Lava Flows From Kilauea Attract Thousands In Hawaii
Glowing lava from Kilauea crosses Chain of Craters Road and pours into the sea as spectators watch from near Volcanoes National Park. Officials warn of acid steam and collapsing crust while monitoring activity and traffic congestion on the Big Island.
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Volcano, Hawaii
Kilauea
Mardie Lane
Volcanoes National Park
Hawaii Volcano Observatory
Chain of Craters
Big Island
Hilo International Airport
Global Positioning System
Fire engine plunges 800 feet killing three firefighters
In Klamath National Forest near Happy Camp a fire engine rolled 800 feet down a ravine killing three firefighters and injuring two. The five crew members were returning from a 620 acre fire when the crash occurred at about 2 a.m. Two survivors were airlifted to Mercy Medical Center in Redding, California. conditions were not released. The broader wildland fires across Oregon and California produced multiple large blazes with evacuations, containment efforts, and power line risks as crews fought to control the flames.
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Portland
Ore
Klamath National Forest
Mercy Medical Center
Redding
Brian Harris
U.S. Forest Service
California
Happy Camp
Harris
Columbia River
Dalles
Peg Foster
Oregon Department of Forestry
Tamia
Bower
Foster
Sierra Nevada
Jill Slater
Ponderosa
Johnsondale
Sequoias
Angeles
Alaska
Reed
National Interagency Fire Center
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Dallas
Sylvia Garcia
Kansas City International Airport
Kansas City
Pet Shop
Tanakis Fernandez
Inwood
Manhattan
New York
Moses Caban
Hawaiian
James Gale
Volcano National Park
U.S. Geological Survey
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
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