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From the White House – New Federal Approach to Hiring
Published on Saturday, Apr 18, 2009
WASHINGTON
New bailout czar
The White House turned to an experienced former investment banker Friday to run the federal government's $700 billion bank rescue effort, selecting the head of mortgage giant Fannie Mae as an assistant Treasury secretary. Herbert Allison Jr., Fannie Mae's president and chief executive, will replace Neel Kashkari, a Stow native and a holdover from the Bush administration.
Drilling canceled
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the Bush administration did not properly study the environmental impact of expanding oil and gas drilling off the Alaska coast and canceled a program to find new reserves.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
VA patients have HIV
Three patients exposed to contaminated medical equipment at Veterans Affairs hospitals have tested positive for HIV, the agency said.
ST. CHARLES, MINN.
Town is evacuated
Authorities evacuated this town of about 3,600 Friday as a large fire at a meat-processing plant threatened the anhydrous ammonia tanks inside. The refrigerant can cause severe burns. Civil defense sirens blared to warn residents to get out and officials went door to door ordering residents to head toward Lewiston, about 10 miles to the east, because of the fire at North Star Foods.
DENVER
Snow buries region
More than a foot of wet, heavy snow closed highways and canceled flights in parts of Colorado and Wyoming on Friday, snarling traffic, closing schools and canceling flights. Up to 3 feet of snow was expected by tonight in the mountains above 6,000 feet, forecasters said.
OAKLAND PARK, FLA.
Plane hits house
A small plane sputtered and dived into a house shortly after taking off from an airport Friday, slicing the home down the middle into two charred pieces. The pilot was killed. The plane, believed to be a twin-engine Cessna 421, crashed around 11:20 a.m., and the house burst into flames. No residents were injured.
Compiled from wire reports.
WASHINGTON
New bailout czar
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