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  • In governor's meeting, Haley asks Obama to scrap health law

    12/04/2010 12:58:50 PM PST · by george76 · 47 replies · 4+ views
    McClatchy ^ | December 2, 2010 | James Rosen
    South Carolina Republican Gov.-elect Nikki Haley challenged President Barack Obama over his landmark health care overhaul Thursday in a candid, personal exchange in front of Cabinet members and newly elected governors from across the country. In an exchange that White House aides didn't dispute, Obama rejected Haley's request to repeal the health care bill... "I said the people of South Carolina and the small businesses of South Carolina cannot afford the mandated health care law they had passed," Haley said after the meeting. "I told him that our economy is already in a tough spot, and our budget cannot sustain...
  • NV: Yucca water studies show safe storage less likely (More on Yucca Mountain )

    03/11/2004 5:19:16 PM PST · by Ernest_at_the_Beach · 9 replies · 111+ views
    The Las Vegas Sun ^ | March 11, 2004 | Kirsten Searer
    It could take about 1,000 years for contaminated water to flow from Yucca Mountain to the Amargosa Valley, scientists said Wednesday. Scientists presented studies this week in Las Vegas to the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Board, a panel of scientists and engineers who will advise the Energy Department on the planned Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. The studies all show that the complex terrain and water flow near Yucca Mountain make it more difficult to safely store about 77,000 tons of highly radioactive nuclear waste planned for the site. How quickly water moves from the mountain could be important. By...