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	<title>Ms Sparky's Mishaps &#38; Misadventures</title>
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		<title>IBEW Loses Sister Katharina (Kat) Engnell</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The IBEW loses Sister Katharina (Kat) Engnell, a licensed journeyman electrician from Local 46 in Seattle, Washington. Engell was electrocuted and died on the job on November 20, 2008 at the Saint Gobain glass plant.
Kat Engnell was an amazing woman. Originally from the South, Kat moved to Seattle after receiving her Masters Degree in Fine [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mssparky.com/2008/11/ibew-loses-sister-katharina-kat-engnell/</link>
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		<title>How Does The &#8220;US-Iraq Security Pact&#8221; Affect KBR And Other U.S. Civilians?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[US-Iraq Security Pact, by the Numbers
November 28, 2008
Agence France-Presse
Iraq&#8217;s parliament on Nov. 27 endorsed a landmark military pact that will govern some 150,000 U.S. Soldiers assigned to 400 bases across the country beginning Dec. 31, when the United Nation&#8217;s mandate now governing the troops expires.
Here are the main points of the deal, spelled out in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mssparky.com/2008/11/how-does-the-us-iraq-security-pact-affect-kbr-and-other-us-civilians/</link>
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		<title>Thanksgiving Message</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A special Thanksgiving message to our Troops.
Thank you for protecting our country and my family. I know you would much rather be with your families today. But can&#8217;t because you are committed too keeping our country safe from those who would harm us.
A special thanks to the Veterans who have already served this country, some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CNN Lou Dobbs - Iraq contractor (KBR) in trouble - Video</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For those that missed it&#8230;here is the CNN Special Investigation Report that was on Lou Dobbs on November 25, 2008. If you are having problems seeing the video in Internet Explorer click HERE  and see if that makes a difference. 
Embedded video from &#60;a href=&#8221;http://www.cnn.com/video&#8221; mce_href=&#8221;http://www.cnn.com/video&#8221;&#62;CNN Video&#60;/a&#62;
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		<title>Contractor (KBR) for military committed serious violations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By  Abbie Boudreau and Scott Bronstein
CNN Special Investigations Unit
WASHINGTON (CNN)  &#8212; A contractor providing services to the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan has committed serious violations of its contract, mainly by conducting inadequate inspections of electrical wiring and grounding at American bases, according to Pentagon sources.





Ryan Maseth, a 24-year-old Green Beret, died [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mssparky.com/2008/11/contractor-kbr-for-military-committed-serious-violations/</link>
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		<title>Is KBR Increasing Their Uplift&#8230;Again?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Uplift has ALWAYS been a HUGE issue with KBR/SEII Employees.
Uplift is a percentage in addition to the base pay. When I worked for KBR the uplift was 55% on the first 40 hours. Then in the fall of 2006 it was raised to 75%. Again, only on the first 40 hours.
Current uplift for Iraq and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mssparky.com/2008/11/is-kbr-increasing-their-upliftagain/</link>
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		<title>Classified For National Security</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If it&#8217;s controversial&#8230;..classify it!
Military mum on dirty air in Iraq
Health concerns » An environmental report on the burn pit at Balad Air Base now is classified for &#8216;national security&#8217;
Matthew D. Laplante
The Salt Lake Tribune
Updated: 11/21/2008 09:01:12 AM MST
Military officials insist there&#8217;s no problem.
But veterans&#8217; advocates are calling for full transparency about the health risks faced by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mssparky.com/2008/11/classified-for-national-security/</link>
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		<title>KBR And Others Lose Immunity In Iraq</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Iraq-U.S. Accord Wipes Out Contractor Immunity (Update1) 
By Gopal Ratnam and Viola Gienger
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) &#8212; U.S. government contractors in Iraq are balking at a new agreement that eliminates their immunity from local laws, saying thousands of Americans would be subject to a legal system that still fails international standards.
&#8220;This agreement throws the DoD contractors [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mssparky.com/2008/11/kbr-and-others-lose-immunity-in-iraq/</link>
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		<title>Iraq Burn Pits Compared To Agent Orange</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Army report shows chemicals at burn pit site

By Kelly Kennedy - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Nov 20, 2008 16:33:59 EST



 
A soldier concerned about his tour at Forward Operating Base Hammer near Balad, Iraq, this year sent Military Times a report showing high levels of particulate matter and low levels of manganese, possibly due to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mssparky.com/2008/11/iraq-burn-pits-compared-to-agent-orange/</link>
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		<title>Cheney, Gonzales indictment in Texas moves ahead</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cheney, Gonzales indictment in Texas moves ahead
By  CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN 
RAYMONDVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge has set a Friday arraignment for Vice President Dick Cheney, former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, a state senator and others named in indictments accusing them of responsibility for prisoner abuse in a South Texas federal detention center.
Presiding [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mssparky.com/2008/11/cheney-gonzales-indictment-in-texas-moves-ahead/</link>
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