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20 Nov 2008

Team 5 Investigates Toxic Trains

"… happens just ask bill snow was 75 feet from the tracks in Charlestown for decades forty years ago highly toxic hydrochloric acid leaked from a tanker evacuating residents per day. Every night since then -- here's the rumbling train just starts Tuesday. What frightens you more that you don't wake up and it's more devastated that happened before. It may not wake up in -- last -- derailment led to a collision with a tanker carrying sodium quarry which buildings caught fire. Stanley evacuated. Fire officials really know what you're dealing with until they relied on his hazardous material is coming into Lawrence Wright. Leading Lawrence Wright going through crowded neighborhood yeah. You have no idea when it's coming or what is being morning not a whole afternoon and current local communities have little Anthony and no control of the railroads and their fire departments are first in -- to respond if there's a disaster. In dead for owners rely on number -- forcing them to get close enough to read it without jeopardizing their own safety. Federal Railroad Administration -- emergencies are rare throughout the United States there are more than 800000. Shipments of hazardous materials each day. And it ends -- becomes. Very difficult to provide all that information. To every community through which these materials goes …" at 0:45

"… right now first responders can request a list of the most common hazardous materials halted their communities to. I'm real roads are not required to provide the information and the first responders we spoke with said many do not. We cannot operate in a post nine elevenths environment on a voluntary -- two years ago representative Martin pushed through legislation to strengthen. -- carry hazardous materials. Begin training programs in the event of -- to purchase you a quick. And my new routes for the most common and …" at 2:27

"… spend the money. To protect the public even though they're bringing the highly toxic dangerous chemicals through community. …" at 3:14

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17 Nov 2008

Obama To Meet With McCain

For the first time since the election, President-elect Barack Obama meets with his former rival, Sen. John McCain.

"… Today Barack Obama is meeting John McCain on his own terms. Posting his former rival on his Chicago home turf. As part -- part good picture. The last time to appear together Obama had to engage in the messy is some debate now he gets points for just reaching out. Obama's aides say he'll focus on their commonalities. Over issues like climate change an ethics reform. It Obama's first TV interview since the election but he told CBS's sixty minutes the global economic crisis provides a unique opening …" at 0:03

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14 Oct 2008

Iraq: Trouble Ahead?

Some fear a transfer of power in Iraq could lead to increased violence.

"… dollars a month. That and that money by not attacking American or Iraqi forces and helping drive out al-Qaeda from their strongholds. A successful program that has now reached a crucial point for your protection and care. Senate -- like this at being held across Baghdad -- the sense of run gradually being transferred. From America's Cairo to -- that the Iraqi Government. But it's not a comfortable publish it sounds that was not change. Change -- Government entity -- and authority says the Shia dominated government believes some of facilities sons of Iraq are still terrorists. It -- bathtub screen unfortunately Dominican side that's neat they haven't done much screening or you know. Or adequate skiing -- and yeah Iraqi Government says it has a list of 600 sons of Iran wants to -- But under pressure from the Americans they've stopped pursuing them for net. The government says it will keep its promises to keep paying the Sunni fighters while -- 20% of them into the Iraqi Security Forces. It says it will also help find tilts to the wrist. It sounds of Iraqi leader Abu Ibrahim says that agreed to the trade stood because of America's work. It'll -- Iraqi government's. …" at 1:17

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