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Article: Hillary Clinton says White House hid New York toxins risk
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- Belfast Telegraph
- Article date:
- September 8, 2003
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Senator Hillary Clinton has put herself at the forefront of an
attack on the Bush administration, threatening to block a key
political appointment until the White House explains why it failed to
issue accurate warnings about air quality in Manhattan after the
World Trade Centre collapse.
The former first lady said she would use her position on the
Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee to prevent Mike
Leavitt, the outgoing governor of Utah, being confirmed as the new
administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Although she has no particular problem with Mr Leavitt, Mrs
Clinton made clear that she was furious with the White House for
failing to explain why air quality ...