Inspectors warn of thin staff endangering meat supply
Short staffed USDA inspectors peer from catwalks at hundreds of cattle seeking signs of illness amid the Westland recall. Vacancies rose above 10 percent in 2006 07 as critics say gaps allow downer cows into the food chain. Spokespeople defend continuous inspection while lawmakers plan hearings.
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Los Angeles
U.S. Department of Agriculture
California
Associated Press
USDA
Lester Friedlander
Wyalusing
Amanda Eamich
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Janet Riley
American Meat Institute
Florida using devices to track child case workers
Florida will issue handheld devices to child welfare workers to record home visits, photograph children in state care, and update case data on the spot. GPS and alert features aim to prevent missed visits, with pilots in Miami and Broward, and a planned $10 million statewide rollout.
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Florida
MIAM
Charlie Crist
Children & Families
Bob Butterworth
Rilya Wilson
Miami
Wisconsin
Butterworth
Crist
Marichelle Nelson
Department of Children, & Families
Miami-Dade County
Joyce Johnson
Child Welfare League of America
Johnson
Coast Guard probes missing investor in Dana Point voyage
In Dana Point Harbor a 23 foot sailboat Odyssey sailed out for a quick business trip. One man returned, 71 year old Robert Lee Vendrick of Phoenix is missing and feared dead. His partner Shawkey of Virginia surrendered later to police. Shawkey told investigators they sailed to San Clemente Island to meet government officials for a computer contract. Vendrick allegedly needed 100000 dollars in a bank account for the deal. The Coast Guard searches continue as authorities seek answers.
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Dana Point
Calif
High Seas
Phoenix
California
Virginia
Robert Lee Vendrick
U.S. Coast Guard
Shawkey
Vendrick
Long Beach
Sheriff's
Sheriff's Department
Jim Amormino
Amormino
San Clemente
San Clemente Island
Fred
Laguna Niguel Wells Fargo Bank
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Herb Kohl
Senate Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies Appropriations
Secretary of Agriculture
Ed Schafer
The
Humane Society
Humane Society of the United States
Westland/Hallmark Meat Co
Wayne Pacelle
Hallmark Meat Packing
Hallmark Meat Packing Slaughterhouse
Chino
Callif
Jennifer Kay
Miami Shores
Herve Preval
Family Resource Center
Lorain
Oberlin
Miata
Coast Guard
Victory Lane
State Farm
DePalma
Tne
Dan
Agent Lorain
Habla Espafiol
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