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Show I i HERALD DAILY A10 Sunday, August 24, 2008 N.H. Democrat: Families struggling under GOP Missile defense backers now cite Russia as threat THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON Former New Hampshire Gov. Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat making her second run for the U.S. . . Senate, said Saturday that Republican John McCain "doesn't get it" when it comes to fixing the economy and helping strug- Desmond Butler . gling families. "His economic plan is four more years of George Bushs economic plan," Shaheen said. U.S. WASHINGTON "Four more years of record d spending, record deficits, giveaways to the special interests and a reckless disregard for the middle class. Shaheen, who is In a closely watched rematch campaign against Sen. John Sununu, said Barack Obama "will lay out a new direction for jumpstarting our economy and rebuilding a strong middle dass when he v speaks at the upcoming Demo-cratic National Convention in Denver.. CHARLES REX MSOSASTAsaoclatad Areas Shaheen, the first woman . . 'elected governor in New Sandra Cochrane, manager of the Salvation Army thrift store near downtown Chicago, torts Hampshire, in 1996, served though inventory at the store on Aug. 13. three two-yeterms as gov-ernbefore running unsuo economic positions and pass cessfully against Sununu in the ate candidates on the plight of publicans would. 2002 Saute race. families. "We'll do this while bringing the largest tart increases in .. This time, hes defending a Shaheen said the typical fam- - down the budget deficit, cut-American history, John Meseat widely seen as one of the ry's income in New Hampshire' ting unnecessary spending and Cain has consistently fought nation's most vulnerable and has decreased by almosSl,000 government waste in Wash- - : .against Washingtons porit 'has trailed Shaheen in early ..." during the Bush years, while ington, and responsibly ending barrel spending and proposed the war in Iraq, Shaheen said, a real plan to keep taxes low polling. Shaheen, who was the the cost of "everything from national chairwoman of John for American families and gas to groceries, health care to Republicans countered that small businesses," said Amber McCains approach is bet- college tuition, has gone up." Kerry's 2004 presidential camShe said Democrats will cut ter for the economy. "While paign, is scheduled to speak ' Wilkerson, a spokeswoman ' at the convention Wednesday taxes for middle-clas- s families Barack Obama and the for the Republican National . with other Democratic Sen- three times as much as the Re- - Democrats continue to shift : Committee. outrage over Russia's invasion Georgia couM prompt Con- gress to speed up plans for a missile defense system in east- ' re-cor- em Europe. . . ' or . . . As missile defense propo- nents push congressional Dem- ocrats to drop funding restric- tions, however, they appear to be bolstering an argument made repeatedly by Moscow and rejected by Washington: that the true target of the system is Russia. Russia has long been angered by UJS. plans to deploy 10 interceptors in Poland and a radar system in the Cfeech Republic Russia says ceptors will target Russian missiles; the United States denies this, saying the system is aimed at countering threats from Iran and North Korea. After agreeing with the . Czech Republic in April, the Bush administration faced hur-dies to deploying the system. Negotiations with Poland had hogged down, and the Demo-cratioled Congress probably would require more testing for the interceptors before thy could be deployed. -- . ar PUSS THE ASSOCIATED . . ! : After Russian troops entered Georgia this month, Polish and U.S. negotiators quickly resolved their differences. The two countries signed an agree-o- f ment Wednesday. ' Secretary of State Condo- leezza Rice carefully avoided suggestions that the agreement was made possible by Russia's behavior, "The timing, of course, is simply the timing of when the agreement was completed," she said. Advocates of the system were less hesitant about linking missile defense plans to Russia. ... Russian aggression played on the Palish public very strong and was a factor in making this happen this quickly," said Riki Ellison, president of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance, an .advocacy group. Ellison spoke in a telephone interview from the northern Polish town of Redzikowo, where the inter- ceptors would be based, ' Republican lawmakers, pointing to the Russian inva- sion, are pushing Democrats to drop the testing requirements, which could add years of delay to plans. 'As Rushan ballistic missies rain down on Georgia, we should honor our commitment to allies in Folandand the Czech Republic, Rep. Mark " said in a statement. Kirk, Kirk said he would introduce ' legislation to boost money for the program. Republicans, including presidential candidate John McCain, tend to be strong advocates of missile defense plans. Democrats, including their candi-datBarack Obama, have been more skepticaL Democrats control both chambers of Congress but in ' an election year do not want to appear weak on national security. McCain took a tough stance immediately after Rus sia sent troops into Georgia. Obamas iinitial response wa more measured and drew sharp criticism from Republicans. But Rep. Ellen Tauscher, one of the authors of the . restrictions, said Democrats will not bend on testing. ... "The events in Georgia have nothing to do with the inter- - ' ceptors the U.S. is considering : deploying in Poland, and Congress believes that this system is untested and fails to defend against current and emerging threats, she said in a written response to questions from The Associated Press. Congress will not he fund-- , ing an untested system, period," Tauscher said. . . . . L, an . : i LlHYin! : e, r v . .. DOD; Engineers to review post-Katri- na pumps THE ASSOCIATED PRESS . NEW ORIXANS -T- he Department of Defense wiU hire an independent engineering company to review allegations that pumps installed in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina werent adequately tested and might fail diving hurricane. Acting Inspector General Gordon HeddeD said he has ordered his staff to begin work immediately on a contract to kiok at tests done before the Army Corps of Engineers installed the pumps, and at the pumps themselves. It was not deaf how long it would take. 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