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Full Title: Kentucky congressman tells Labor Dept. sick nuclear workers shouldn't be mocked: 'To be frank, this is offensive' U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., whose district includes the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, came down hard on the Labor Department following reports of a training manual that seems to make light of sick nuclear workers filing claims in the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program. Whitfield made his feelings known in a letter to Labor Secretary Hilda Solis. According to reports by the Associated Press and other news organizations, the manual uses generic names such as "Freddie Krueger" -- the villain...