Mayors oppose shipping high level nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain
A Chicago area group of about 250 mayors urged Congress to stop moving high level nuclear waste until cities along proposed routes are funded and prepared. Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman warned that earthquakes near Yucca Mountain raise safety concerns, while other mayors pressed for direct homeland security funding to cities and counties.
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Madison
Wis
Nevada
Yucca Mountain
Las Vegas
Oscar Goodman
House
Senate
Conference Energy Committee
Congress
Washington
Enron Case Convicts Andersen Lawyer as Key Conspirator
Jurors found Nancy Temple, Andersen in house counsel, to be the corrupt persuader behind document destruction to hinder an SEC probe into Enron. The verdict exposes Andersen partners and employees directing evidence shredding amid the Enron collapse, with sentencing due October 11 and possible heavy penalties for the firm.
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Enron
Leslie Caldwell
Justice Department
San Francisco
Arthur Andersen
Washington
Larry Thompson
Andersen
Andersen Partners
Thompson
Wall Street
Congress
U.S
Melinda Harmon
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Commission
Itzhak Sharav
Columbia University
Business School
Sharav
Rusty Hardin
C.E. Andrews
Nancy Temple
Criner
Temple
David Duncan
Duncan
Energy Trading Company
Weissmann
FBI
Michael Odom
Odom
Shannon Adlong
Hardin
Firefighters make progress on Colorado forest fire near Lake George
Firefighters dug trenches and searched burned areas on the southern edge of a 102000 acre blaze south west of Denver. Wind and scattered showers affected air support as 1800 firefighters worked with slurry bombers and helicopters to contain the fire 30 percent by Saturday while residents returned briefly to inspect homes.
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Lake George
Colo
Denver
Quentin Good
Good
Dreamtime Mine
Mike Smith
Pike National Forest
Colorado
Trinidad
Durango
Alamogordo model guides Roswell LOGAT tax plan
Roswell eyes LOGAT as tax revenue source with private administration under CCEDF oversight. Bill Pope and Rudy Cordero discuss Alamogordo experience, board structure, and inducement successes to attract call centers. A $4000 software tool helps forecast payback for big incentives ahead of a September special election.
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Carr
Alamogordo
Stream International
Montreal
LOGAT
Roswell
CCEDF
Bill Pope
Rudy Cordero
CCEDC
Impact Data Sources
Austin
Texas
Roswell-Record
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Lake Monona
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