Alaska seeks radiation probe of Amchitka site
Alaska environmental officials urged the U S Department of Energy to inspect Amchitka Island and surrounding areas for radiation after Cold War atomic tests from 1965 to 1971. The state argues a thorough assessment will reassure Aleutian communities that subsistence foods remain safe. Amchitka is uninhabited but nearby residents rely on fishing and hunting.
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Anchorage
Alaska
U.S. Department of Energy
Amchitka Island
Energy
Spencer Abraham
Aleutian Islands
Amchitka
Young hacker sentenced for NASA lab breach
New York AP report states 20 year old Raymond Torricelli was sentenced by U S District Judge Michael Mukasey to four months in prison for breaking into computers at a NASA unmanned space missions lab. He must also spend four months under house arrest and pay 4400 dollars restitution to NASA.
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New York
NASA
U.S
Michael Mukasey
Raymond Torricelli
Classic Foods recalls Sheriff Blaylock's Chili over botulism outbreak
Classic Foods voluntary recall affects more than 15000 pounds of frozen Sheriff Blaylock's Chili sold in Colorado Pennsylvania Texas and Washington. Each 5 pound tub bears establishment number 13516 inside the USDA seal and product code 500 with dates and codes 10861 or 20861. Call USDA hotline 800 535 4555 or Classic Foods hotline 800 422 4454.
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Fort Worth, Texas
Classic Foods
Sheriff Blaylock
Colorado
Pennsylvania
Texas
Washington
USDA
Usda Meat and Poultry
Missouri lawmakers open session on low income senior drug benefit
Missouri lawmakers began a special session to create a new prescription drug benefit for lower income senior citizens. Gov. Holden backs a program per a task force plan. Democratic and Republican lawmakers have introduced bills based on the proposal.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Bob Holden
Mellon Bank workers hide and destroy tax returns in Pittsburgh
IRS processing center workers concealed and sometimes shredded thousands of tax returns and payments, totaling about 810 million dollars, as they struggled with workload. At least 40,000 returns were affected. Federal probe underway. Mellon lost its contract and fired several staff.
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Pittsburgh
IRS
Mellon Bank
Mellon
Pittsburgh Center
New England
New York State
Martin McGuinn
McGuinn
GOP leaders press for fall capital gains tax cuts
Senate leader Trent Lott backs a capital gains tax cut this fall amid GOP battles with President Bush over timing and scope of a sweeping tax cut. Republicans seek economic stimulus ahead of 2002 elections, while Bush favors waiting until next year.
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Washington
Bush
Senate
Trent Lott
R-Miss
Congressional Republicans
GOP
Congress
Welfare rolls shrink as families on aid drop
New statistics from the Department of Health and Human Services show a continuous decline in welfare caseloads from September 2000 to March 2001. The number of families receiving temporary assistance fell 3 percent to about 2.1 million, and individual recipients dropped 4.4 percent to roughly 5.4 million. HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson cited the trend as part of a downward movement from a 1994 peak of 14.3 million.
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Washington
Bush Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
HHS
Tommy Thompson
Welfare rolls decline by nearly sixty percent
A welfare rolls decrease of about 60 percent was reported, affecting a substantial group of recipients. Officials attributed the change to policy adjustments and economic shifts, with implications for local aid programs and welfare administration.
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