Federal review finds most states ill prepared for wide-scale disasters
A Homeland Security analysis shows most states major cities and territories fall short of catastrophe readiness. While 10 states received the highest “sufficient” rating, Florida was the only one ready in all nine categories, with 18 hurricane-prone states showing better preparedness than others.
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Bush
Homeland Security
Jeff Welsh
Maryland
Emergency Management Agency
Massachusetts
Mississippi
New Rhode South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Maine
Florida
Israel Responds Quietly Amid Regional Tensions
Israel signals restraint in response to regional events. Mark Regev, foreign ministry spokesman, states if the region stays quiet, Israel will answer with quiet.
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Mark Regev
Foreign Ministry
Number theft spreads as Schmierer’s SSN loots 17 states
Audra Schmierer's Social Security number has been used by at least 81 people in 17 states for illegal work. The IRS and Social Security Administration acknowledge mismatches but lack a fix, while Schmierer fights to clear records and protect her credit after a long, intrusive investigation.
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Lowell Kepke
Texas
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Florida
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Mexico
Dallas
United States
Somalis protest foreign troops in capital Mogadishu
More than 10,000 Somalis demonstrated in Mogadishu opposing the potential deployment of Ugandan and Sudanese peacekeepers and rumors of Ethiopian involvement. The Islamic Courts Union rejected foreign troops, urging no external interference as the transitional government seeks legitimacy.
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Sheik Abdulkadir Ali Omar
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Congress strips seat from embattled Rep Jefferson
The House voted to remove U S Rep William Jefferson from a committee and filed legal action to recover documents seized in a bribery probe. He has not been charged yet, while two associates are convicted and $90000 in bribe money was found in his freezer.
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