YAHOO:Despite Warnings, Washington Failed to Fund Levee Projects VOTE UP!

[BigBearJohn]

WASHINGTON — For years, Washington had been warned that doom lurked just beyond the levees. And for years, the White House and Congress had dickered over how much money to put into shoring up century-old dikes and carrying out newer flood control projects to protect the city of New Orleans.

As recently as three months ago, the alarms were sounding — and being brushed aside.

In late May, the New Orleans district of the Army Corps of Engineers formally notified Washington that hurricane storm surges could knock out two of the big pumping stations that must operate night and day even under normal conditions to keep the city dry.

Also, the Corps said, several levees had settled and would soon need to be raised. And it reminded Washington that an ambitious flood-control study proposed four years before remained just that — a written proposal never put into action for lack of funding.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/latimests/20050904/ts_latimes/despitewarningswashingtonfailedtofundleveeprojects

[Mythsaje]

1. Kick

people need to see this story!

[annabanana]

2. (but, God Forbid.. don't point your finger or anything)....

nominated

[longship]

3. Accountability is a bitch

Recommended and :kick:ed.

[Imagevision]

4. guess they forgot about it being a large port of entry?

[MelissaB]

5. done!

[biscotti]

6. Done

How did they miss what a huge part of U.S. commerce and distribution the port is. I hope they take a huge hit in their wallets.

[kimpossible]

7. Done. Kick!

[IndyOp]

8. done

[julialnyc]

9. sadly, do you want to see the highest rated story?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/britney_spears

[Liberalynn]

11. We were thinking along the same lines

[leftchick]

17. .....

:puke:

[Liberalynn]

10. Please get voting

the number one story recommended so far is Britney prays for victims. Like that's going to help. Shut your mouth and open your wallet Britney, and I like entertainment too but people let's get our priorities straight. I know I should not be shocked but it does make me sick and sad.# 2 is about gas. Again sick, sick, sick and sad. How much more before people WAKE UP?

ETA: Well the gas story is dropping down, and more Katrina stories are up so that is good, but Britney is still at top. :grr:

[alfredo]

12. voted, Kicked and

passed on to my friends.

[WePurrsevere]

13. Done & Email (even if to a diff email acc't) it gets it even more visable.

Thank you for pointing this article out. It needs to be shouted from the darn rooftops loud and clear... BUSH and his ADMIN KNEW about the levees and cut funding anyway. :grr:

[Pool Hall Ace]

14. Done.

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[Douglas Carpenter]

15. done and recommended and kick

[Pam-Moby]

16. Done-thanks n/t

[brettdale]

18. kick

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[Cha]

19. Scimping on the important things in the US

and Lying to get us into Iraq and kill those people.

[Orrin_73]

20. done

[BrightKnight]

21. done

[KerryOn]

22. Done n/t