Pentagon official retracts claim nuclear war winnable
Defense Undersecretary T K Jones told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that a nuclear war is not winnable and denied making a Los Angeles Times quote about surviving a nuclear war with a simple dig a hole and cover it with dirt. An LA Times editor said the interview was taped and verbatim.
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Seven federal departments spared funding by Senate action
The Senate approved emergency funding to keep seven federal departments operating through Sept. 30 at current levels. The bill, sent to the president hours before the deadline, funds Labor Education Health and Human Services Treasury Justice Commerce and State plus several independent agencies.
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