Air traffic STARS flaws threaten safety before debut
GAO and inspector general warn the $1.3 billion STARS system has serious reliability problems that could endanger air safety if deployed in November. FAA says fixes are underway and will not launch if safety is not 100 percent assured.
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Federal Aviation Administration
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Brenner
FAA
Tom Brantley
Professional Airways Systems Specialists
GAO
Transportation Department Inspector General
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Fic
Blanche
Raytheon Co
STARS
Transportation Department
Inspector General
el Paso
Kenneth Mead
Mead
Syracuse
N.Y
Mail Carrier Honored for Kidney Donation Hero of the Year
Paul Wagoner a 42 year old mail carrier from Short Gap West Virginia delivering in LaVale Maryland is named Hero of the Year by the National Association of Letter Carriers for donating a kidney to a longtime customer Dave Phillips. The transplant occurred May 25 2001 at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Other awards include regional heroes for rescuing burns saving a toddler from dogs and pulling an emergency brake to stop a runaway car.
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National Association of Letter Carriers
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Short Gap
W. Va
Wagoner
LaVale
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University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore
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Montgomery
Ill
Krahn
Aurora
Catherine McGraw
Dedham
Mass
McGraw
Kevin Ward
Benton Harbor
Mich
Salvador
Lopez
Glade Park
Colo
Ron Beattie
Carpentersville
Nationwide study finds minimum wage cannot cover two bedroom rent
The National Low Income Housing Coalition reports no U S location allows a minimum wage earner to rent a two bedroom home and most areas require two full time workers to afford such housing. The group calls for higher federal housing spending and a higher minimum wage to curb the affordability crisis.
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Bush urges civics push as Alexander backs fund raise
President Bush deplored gaps in U S history knowledge and announced grants to bolster civics and history schooling. He joined Lamar Alexander at a Nashville fund raising stop tied to Alexander's Senate bid while leading nationwide Pledge of Allegiance recitations amid post 9 11 patriotism.
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Elizabeth Dole
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Fred Sasmpena
Bob Clement
Donald Trump
Cher
Texas
San Francisco
Nashville Convention Center
Tenn
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