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...better and stronger" than they were before Katrina and that Congress has not authorized an all-out rebuilding of the entire system. Setliff believes the system is generally capable of handling a slow-moving Category 2 or a fast Category 3. "We know we're making important decisions [that affect] people's livelihoods. We are their engineers. But Congress tells us how to build," he says, refusing to address criticisms that the Corps should be more proactive. People in New Orleans "should know the chances of a catastrophic failure are significantly reduced," says Setliff. "They also need to know there...
...British and Libyan officials knew about the secret talks, the discovery provided the public with smoking gun proof of Libya's covert nuclear program. According to Seif al Islam, MI6 officers immediately flew from London to Tripoli to assure the Libyans that the incident need not affect the secret disarmament plans. The seizure added pressure on Libya to come clean, Seif al Islam admits, but the lack of bullying by MI6 and the CIA reassured Gaddafi. "We realized that we were dealing with friends and sincere people," Seif al Islam says...
...beginning of every semester. That legislation requires HoCos to choose officers through democratic elections and prohibits them from charging dues if they want UC funding. Riley said that after closing the debate about restructuring, the council can now refocus its efforts on informing students about issues that more directly affect them. At the end of last night’s meeting, CLC Chair Sopen B. Shah ’08 thanked her committee members for a semester of hard work, even while the committee’s future was uncertain and its budget was reduced. “Circumstances surrounding...
This week the Supreme Court let stand a ruling that ultimately could affect as many as one-third of all Americans - anyone in a stepfamily. But you'll probably never realize it from any news reports on the ruling...
...important state and South America's largest city, to its knees with just a phone call from their jail cells. Just as important, the five-day-long attacks that left 137 people dead are evidence that what these gang bosses do over the next few months will not only affect the day-to-day lives of 40 million Paulistas - they could also help decide the upcoming election for Brazil's president...