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To: bentway who wrote (345322)	8/3/2007 12:41:08 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1578498

It may be that the right wingnuts have already accepted they are going to LOSE in '08, and think that Hillary is the least of evils, from their perspective. I doubt it very, very much!

To: bentway who wrote (345322)	8/3/2007 12:41:43 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1578498

Transportation Dept. Urges Inspections Friday August 3, 2007 1:01 AM By JENNIFER C. KERR Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal officials alerted states Thursday to immediately inspect all bridges similar to the Minneapolis bridge that collapsed into the Mississippi River. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters signed off on an advisory that was sent by the Federal Highway Administration urging state transportation departments to conduct inspections of bridges similar to the steel-deck truss bridge that collapsed Wednesday. There are 756 such spans, according to highway officials. No list of bridge locations was available. ``Even though we don't know what caused this collapse, we want states to immediately and thoroughly examine all similar spans out of an abundance of caution,'' Peters said. The bridge that collapsed during rush hour Wednesday evening was built in 1967, rose 64 feet above the river and stretched 1,900 feet across the water. It was built with a single 458-foot-long steel arch to avoid the need for piers that might interfere with river navigation. guardian.co.uk