FAA Official Resigns Over Sleeping Controllers

FAA Official Resigns Over Sleeping Controllers

Newstablet Edition - 14/04/11 http://www.LibertyNewspost.com Obama and spokesman FAA official resigns over have equal “vision” on deficit reduction sleeping controllers - Tabassum Zakaria (Front Row loud music during Obama’s Washington) speech. Intense speculation about Reuters whether he nodded off or was Submitted at 4/13/2011 4:35:07 PM (Top Stories - Google News) simply listening intently with his seen examples of unprofessional D.C., and Tennessee. President Barack Obama and his eyes closed. Submitted at 4/14/2011 9:50:51 AM conduct on the part of a few The incidents have raised spokesman obviously see eye-to- The moment was captured on individuals that have rightly questions about adequate eye. video posted by ABCNews.com, WASHINGTON| Thu Apr 14, caused the traveling public to overnight staffing at air traffic But it was a bit surprising to what so you can judge for yourself. 2011 10:46am EDT question our ability to ensure their towers. The FAA said in response degree. White House spokesman Photo credit: Reuters/Kevin (Reuters) - The U.S. official safety," Babbitt said in a to Wednesday's incident at the Jay Carney during his daily press Lamarque (Obama delivering overseeing air traffic operations statement. "This conduct must Reno-Tahoe International Airport briefing yesterday used the word speech on deficit reduction) resigned on Thursday over a stop immediately." that it would add controllers at 27 “vision” 15 times. Guess how This entry passed through the controversy involving disclosures U.S. aviation regulators towers. many times President Barack Full-Text RSS service — if this is about sleeping air traffic suspended two air traffic (Reporting by John Crawley; Obama said “vision” during his your content and you're reading it controllers. controllers this week for falling writing by Kyle Peterson; Editing speech today? 15. on someone else's site, please read Hank Krakowski, who is director asleep on the job, including one by Lisa Von Ahn) (Is that Twilight Zone music we the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content- of the FAA's Air Traffic who was out of radio contact This entry passed through the hear in the background or perhaps only/faq.php#publishers. Five Organization, stepped down amid while a medical flight was trying Full-Text RSS service — if this is Synchronicity?) Filters featured article: Libya and the revelations, the agency said in land. your content and you're reading it Vice President Joe Biden looked Oil. a statement. The latest incident early on on someone else's site, please read like he may have needed some Krakowski's resignation was Wednesday in Nevada and one on the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content- accepted by FAA Administrator Monday at Boeing Field in Seattle only/faq.php#publishers. Five Randy Babbitt, who said he was added to concerns about safety Filters featured article: Libya and conducting a full review of air prompted by two other controllers Oil. traffic operations. found to have slept at work in "Over the last few weeks, we have recent months in Washington, 2 Top News/ Newstablet Edition Airline mechanics say they saw Denver airport rape (AP) (Yahoo! News: Most Viewed) day earlier, and was being held in personnel arrived, and others saw he wasn't going anywhere," said "responded appropriately," Submitted at 4/14/2011 9:54:52 AM lieu of $50,000 bond. the attack and telephoned for help Musil. Schiavone said. Bertrand, of Portland, Ore., but didn't intervene. Adams and Musil stopped the The district attorney's office said By SHEILA V KUMAR, appeared calm at his court The two workers, Frontier assault, yet the two wish they a decision on whether to file Associated Press appearance but occasionally Airlines mechanics Mark Adams could have done more. Both said formal charges would come later DENVER – The rape of a woman wrung papers he was holding. He and Kris Musil, told Denver's they feel tremendous guilt. this week. Authorities said he at Denver International Airport had a beard and wore yellow KMGH-TV they were working on "I wish we could have got there a didn't yet have an attorney. has left family members raising prison-issued shirt and pants. the tarmac when they saw lot sooner," said Adams. No one returned telephone questions about the late-night The family of the woman who something happening through the Despite the attack, the two messages left at what were attack and officials defending was raped raised questions about window inside concourse A but believe the airport is safe, but they believed to be Bertrand's home in security at the Rocky Mountain whether some employees they weren't sure what. do have a warning. Portland and his family's home in hub, which serves millions of witnessed the attack about 12:30 "To me it looked like someone "If it happened up there on a Vancouver, Wash. travelers each year. a.m. Tuesday in Concourse A was trying to stuff something into concourse, it can happen KMGH-TV reported that a Police spokesman Sonny Jackson without intervening. Family a suitcase," Adams said. anywhere," said Adams. woman who identified herself as said Wednesday that violent crime members said the woman told The men quickly realized The family members said the Bertrand's grandmother said is rare at the airport, and that he them three people she believed to someone was being hurt. woman was flying from her home Bertrand is a former Marine. One knows of one other alleged sexual be airport employees walked by "I saw the hair waving and that is in Oregon to a convent in Peoria, of his previous addresses in public assault there, which he said without helping. when I yelled at Mark and said, Ill., to look into a yearlong service records was a U.S. Marine facility involved an airport worker The victim's family members said `we got to go,'" said Musil. program through the Catholic in Japan. attacking another employee in an she had missed a connecting flight Once inside, they saw a man and Church. The woman, who comes ___ area not accessible to the public. Monday evening and had to spend a woman. from a military family, is Associated Press reporter Dan An airport spokeswoman the night at the airport. She said "The first thing I saw as I went participating in a program at a Elliott contributed to this story. seconded Jackson's comments, her assailant had struck up a through the door and was going convent and is on a break from This entry passed through the telling The Denver Post that conversation with her in a after him was he reared back and studying to be a dental hygienist, Full-Text RSS service — if this is "something like this is terrible, but restaurant, and then followed her smacked the girl pretty hard," said according to her family. your content and you're reading it it's also very rare." out of the eatery, sat down beside Adams. "Then (he) finally The Associated Press does not on someone else's site, please read "We have many, many layers of her and tried to kiss her, stopped when I yelled at him." use the names of people who the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content- security," spokeswoman Jenny according to a family member. While Adams approached the report being sexually assaulted only/faq.php#publishers. Five Schiavone told the newspaper. When she objected, the man man, Musil said he came from unless they agree to be identified. Filters featured article: Libya and "We believe the airport is threw her to the floor and behind. The workers said once he The AP isn't identifying the Oil. absolutely safe." assaulted her, the relative said. saw both men and heard Musil family member to protect the The suspect, Noel Alexander Jackson, of the Denver police, yelling at the police, he stepped woman's identity. Bertrand, 26, appeared in district said two workers pulled a man off away from the woman. Airport officials said they believe court Wednesday after his arrest the woman shortly before police "At one time the man said, `I am airport workers, including on suspicion of sexual assault a officers and airport security going to go now,' and I told him employees of outside contractors, Newstablet Edition Top News/ 3 Lack of Clear 2012 GOP Candidate Is 'Unusual,' Says Pollster (Christianpost.com > Politics) according to a Gallup poll Heritage Foundation, says the Convention earlier this year. He Submitted at 4/14/2011 5:55:03 AM analysis. ground is already set for a GOP reminded the audience of the Interestingly, candidates such as challenger. biblical Proverb that teaches a (Photo: AP Images) Mitt Romney who were “The country has moved to the good man leaves an inheritance (from left) Mitt Romney, Michele previously expected to be clear right,” asserted Franc. Last year, a for his children. “It is immoral to Bachmann, and Mike Huckabee favorites in 2012 race have not Gallup poll showed that 42 bind our children to as leeching have established exploratory met expectations, Newport noted. percent of respondents describe and destructive a force as debt," commitees for a possible In Gallup’s positive intensity poll, themselves as either very he said. presidential run. only 17 percent of Republicans conservative or conservative. According to Jackson, the NAE– vote. Just last month, Trump, a said they had a favorable view of Another 20 percent reported they which represents some 30 million That same weekend, Pacific political unknown, was nowhere him. By comparison, Huckabee were either very liberal or liberal. evangelicals – has also Homeschool Super Conference close to the top spot.

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