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To: tejek who wrote (449365)	8/28/2003 1:02:44 AM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Clinton Outraged by EPA's Suppression of Information Following World Trade Center Disaster clinton.senate.gov <SNIP> August 22, 2003 Clinton Outraged by EPA's Suppression of Information Following World Trade Center Disaster Clinton: “At the very least, the report acknowledges major deficiencies in the EPA’s dissemination of information as well as the role of the White House in concealing potential air quality hazards” Washington, DC - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton today joined her colleagues in calling for a Congressional investigation into the White House's role in the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) public statements regarding the health risks present in the aftermath of the World Trade Center collapse. According to a report released by the Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency, despite evidence that deadly contaminants were contained in the WTC debris, including, asbestos, lead, glass fibers and concrete, the EPA did not accurately convey information about the potential health hazards these substances posed. "While I commend the Inspector General for providing an analysis of the Environmental Protection Agency's response to the World Trade Center disaster, I am deeply concerned with the report findings. At the very least, the report acknowledges major deficiencies in the EPA's dissemination of information as well as the role of the White House in concealing potential air quality hazards. In the days immediately following the terrorist attacks on our nation, the citizens of New York depended on government agencies to provide them with assurances about their safety and security. This included information about the air that their families were breathing." "As a follow up to the Inspector General's report, I join my colleagues in calling on the Department of Justice to investigate EPA's response, in particular the role of the White House in directing the EPA to downplay the hazards of the World Trade Center contaminants." Continues........

To: tejek who wrote (449365)	8/28/2003 8:53:58 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769667

Economy Grows at 3.1 Percent Rate in 2Q By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 8:34 a.m. ET WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. economy emerged from the doldrums in the second quarter of this year and grew at a solid 3.1 percent annual rate, a better performance than the government thought just a month ago. The revised reading on gross domestic product released by the Commerce Department Thursday showed the economy picking up more speed in the April to June quarter than the 2.4 percent growth rate first estimated. The 0.7 percentage-point improvement to GDP reflected more military spending for the Iraq war and more robust spending by consumers and businesses than the government previously thought. The revised second quarter reading was stronger than the 2.9 percent growth rate economists were expecting and marked the economy's best performance since the third quarter of 2002. The rebound came after two straight quarters of anemic economic growth. GDP, which measures the value of all goods and services produced within the United States, increased at just a 1.4 percent pace in the final quarter of 2002 and the first three months of this year.