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...rebuild the agency, you need to take an insider like Stephen Kappes [former deputy CIA director of operations] and put him in charge of management decisions. He's going to know, very simply, who the frauds are, who the good people are. He may have to bring in people who have retired and tell them, "I need you. Come back for three years." And you need to make sure that the good people are going to the hot spots. You have to stop sending everyone to Baghdad. After that? You have to have somebody implement a long-term program...
...aftermath of the Northridge earthquake, I was permitted to suspend regulations. In a matter of seconds, the earthquake had reduced the bridges of Interstate 10 to rubble. If we had followed all the existing regulations about holding all kinds of hearings, it would have taken two years to rebuild. We took bids on not just the price but also a finish date. We offered incentives: a bonus of $200,000 for every day they were early and a penalty of $200,000 for every day they were late. The low bidder put crews on 24/7, on three shifts...
...allocated. As for measures to combat global warming, the Bush Administration has consistently resisted any legislation or global treaty that would hurt the energy industry or require sacrifices from American motorists. In the face of the lives lost last week and the billions of dollars it will cost to rebuild the devastated cities and ports, those policies seem tragically shortsighted. --With reporting by Daren Fonda/ New York and David Thigpen/ Chicago
...Demand for reinsurance is going to rise, supply is down, and that cost will be passed on to consumers." All this is academic, though, for the thousands of poor homeowners who did not have federal flood insurance and may have to rely on low-interest loans in order to rebuild...
...never underestimate the indefatigable American profit motive. One Houston contractor, Bert Screen, hopes to make his fortune rebuilding New Orleans. He was packing up his Ford pickup last week, rounding up a crew and planning to head east. "In a twisted way, I'm looking forward to it," he says. "I've always felt New Orleans was my second home, so I will help rebuild it, and make a pile of money." The recovery has already begun. --With reporting by Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, Jyoti Thottam, Dody Tsiantar and Deirdre van Dyk/New York, Wendy Grossman/ Houston and Douglas Waller/Washington