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FEMA Seeks $27M in Hurricane Overpayments

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (search) has asked thousands of Floridians whose homes were damaged by last summer’s four hurricanes to give back more than $27 million in aid overpayments. FEMA earlier this year began mailing letters to residents in efforts to recoup the overpayments from …

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Chemicals Plants Near Cities Raise Eyebrows

WASHINGTON – More than 100 facilities nationwide that store large amounts of lung-melting or other lethal chemicals are located near communities of at least 1 million people, congressional researchers say. Officials are concerned that the plants, located in 23 states, are tempting targets for terror attacks. The tally of plants …

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U.S.: China Nuke Remarks 'Highly Irresponsible'

WASHINGTON – The State Department on Friday rejected as “highly irresponsible” a Chinese general’s warning that China might use nuclear weapons against the United States in the event of a U.S. attack on China over Taiwan (search). Spokesman Sean McCormack said he hopes that the views expressed by Maj. Gen. …

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