Nebraska nuclear plant flood US Conference of Mayors China and Home Depot
Nebraska nuclear plant flood US Conference of Mayors China and Home Depot Nebraska nuclear power plant flood info 1, www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2011/jun/26/bc-us-missouri-river-flooding-nuclear-safety/?news&nation-world 2, www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hwsIdVXW-V7xE60P0dUnI_qSIaIw?docId=252989d1dda94c1d83ee47ba8907e484 3, www.washingtonpost.com/national/flood-berm-collapses-at-nuclear-power-plant-in-nebraska-but-facility-was-already-shut-down/2011/06/26/AGvtODmH_story.html The U.S. Conference of Mayors' call for ending the war in Afghanistan It isn't often that the U.S. Conference of Mayors expresses its collective opinion on an issue of foreign policy. The last time the group did so was in 1971, when it called on the president and Congress to end the war in Vietnam. So it was significant that the nation's mayors, meeting in Baltimore over the weekend, voted overwhelming on Monday to urge President Obama to do the same in Afghanistan and Iraq, with the aim of redirecting the billions of dollars we are spending on those wars toward addressing the pressing problems facing America's cities today. articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-06-21/news/bs-ed-obama-afghanistan-20110621_1_mayors-afghan-government-and-security-peace-dividend Mayors to Obama: Bring War Dollars Home The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will cost the residents of Los Angeles over $1.8 billion this year. That's the amount of tax dollars that Los Angeles has sent to the federal government and will be spent on these two wars, according to calculations by the National Priorities Project, a nonprofit research group. New Yorkers will shell out $5.7 billion to pay for U.S. troops, weapons, and supplies in these two countries. The cost to Atlanta taxpayers is over $203 million; Philadelphians will pay $612 million; in Milwaukee, the price tag is $221 million. The taxpayers of Boise, Idaho -- a city with 205, 707 people -- will spend $75 million in these two war zones this year. www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-dreier/mayors-to-obama-bring-war_b_881511.html Some US mayors have urged Congress to end the costly wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and instead redirect the money spent there to domestic needs. thetruthisnow.com/uncategorized/us-mayors-call-on-congress-to-end-wars/ Home Depot Accused: U.S. Justice Department Investigates Company For Buy American Act Violations A federal judge in April refused Home Depot Inc.'s bid to toss a whistle blower lawsuit Scott and other attorneys filed against the Atlanta-based company. Now the country's largest home improvement retailer is the latest company accused of running afoul of the Buy American Act, a 1933 law aimed at protecting U.S. jobs. The law requires that all materials used in construction of public projects originate in the United States or "designated countries. www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/26/home-depot-buy-american_n_884786.html Home Depot accused of violating Buy American Act The law has been through many revisions, and trade agreements with Canada, Israel and several other countries allow for use of material made in those countries. In the decades after its enactment, the law was little used. But with the explosion of international trade, a number of companies have been accused of violating the Buy American Act over the last several years. The government claims the company overcharged the government and provided it with Chinese and Taiwanese products in violation of the Buy American Act. lacrossetribune.com/news/national/article_d653e6a9-28f1-5eef-a7c8-03b367784f47.html Feds Weigh Suit Against Home Depot for Allegedly Selling Foreign Goods to U.S. Government www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/06/26/feds-weigh-suit-against-home-depot-for-selling-foreign-goods-to-government/
