The scandal faucet in D.C. leaked all week. Here is a look at who did not have flood insurance.Last Friday, indicted White House official I. Lewis Libby testified that President Bush authorized the declassification of secret information discrediting Joseph C. Wilson IV and exposing the identity of his wife, covert CIA operative Valerie Plame. After 33 months of vowing to get to the bottom\ of who leaked the name, Bush may finally have to look in the mirror.
A long-anticipated federal plan to rebuild New Orleans suggests that thousands of residents raise the levels of their houses at least three feet above ground. Although many flood waters rose higher than three feet, the government may deny funding to those who refuse to go with the three-feet higher flow. Federal aid will cover $40,000 for first foot of elevated living, though all three feet may cost up to $60,000. Of course, the view will also be nicer.A flash drive containing one gigabyte of U.S. intelligence data exchanged hands Wednesday for $40 at a bazaar in Bagram, Afghanistan. The drive contained secret information including the going bounties for capturing enemies.
Had the Afghan worker who smuggled the drive from the U.S. air base apprehended an al-Qaeda fighter instead, he would have been $10 richer ($50 is the going rate for al-Qaeda fighters, according to a file on the drive). It's just good to know the multi-billion dollar security and war budget is going somewhere, if not protecting classified information.
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