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To: Bill who wrote (20751)	6/14/2000 11:55:00 AM
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Shelby calls for Richardson to resign: Wednesday June 14, 2000; 11:00 AM EDT Shelby Calls for Richardson to Resign Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Shelby called on Energy Secretary Bill Richardson to resign in the wake of news that two computer hard drives containing nuclear secrets have disappeared from the atomic weapons facility at Los Alamos, New Mexico. After listening to Richardson testify about the explosive development earlier in the day, the Alabama Republican told CNBC's Chris Matthews Tuesday night: "Let's hope it's not espionage, cause that has not been proven yet. But if it's just lack of dilligence, if it's sloppy and you don't know where these type disks are, it goes to the security of the lab too. I think it's time that we have put in place a Secretary of Energy that's going to be accountable to the American people. And I submit to you that Richardson is not that man." Appearing with Shelby was Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Porter Goss, who said the disappearance of the secret computer disks reflected "a culture of disdain" for security issues that permeated throughout the Clinton administration. Secretary Richardson was a no show at Wednesday morning's joint meeting of the Senate Intelligence and Energy committees. Shelby addressed Richardson in absentia: "As you can see Mr. Secretary, there's an empty chair at our witness table. It's your chair. You should be here today, of all people." Senate Energy Chairman Frank Murkowski added, "What did Secretary Richardson know and when did he know it and why isn't the Secretary here to answer that question?" Shelby later told reporters, "I don't know what he's got to hide except he hasn't done the job he told the American people he was doing." newsmax.com