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The Wackenhut security company says the union is leveling false allegations in a national campaign aimed at signing up the firm's 35,000 guards as SEIU members. One of the labor union's complaints is that the security tasks are performed under a no-bid contract, which the Army awarded to Alutiiq, a minority-owned firm in Alaska. Alutiiq subcontracted much of the work to Wackenhut. Wackenhut, a U.S. subsidiary of a London-based company, is the second-largest security business in the United States. Its customers mostly are major private corporations, but it also does hundreds of millions of dollars worth of work each year for the federal government. The Army praised Alutiiq and Wackenhut, saying they are maintaining a high level of security at the bases. The Army has agreed to pay Alutiiq $180 million over two years for security work at 16 bases. Alutiiq splits the money with Wackenhut. In the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Congress allowed no-bid contracts due to "urgent and compelling" operational requirements. In the case of the Army base security contracts, the need was the deployment of U.S. troops to Iraq and Afghanistan. 'The SEIU's allegations are just another tactic in a barrage of unwarranted attacks by a union against a Native American company trying to do its part in helping keep our military infrastructure safe and secure," Alutiiq said in a statement. "Certainly there are disgruntled employees, but it's a disservice to the 1,300 hardworking men and women who are doing an admirable job every day," Dick Hobbs, the company's executive vice president, said in an interview Tuesday. Wackenhut says the Army dictates the staffing levels for each shift and that the companies apply a standard formula to determine the number of security officers required. On occasion, guards are asked to work overtime when replacements are being hired and trained. Ana Granbury, a guard at Redstone Arsenal, said, "The company hires, issues a weapon and has an officer working before they have even completed a background check." Under the National Defense Authorization Act, contract guards are trained, equipped, rated on their performance and disciplined comparably to Defense Department civilian workers. Another tropical storm heads for Florida WEST PALM BEACH- Fla- <AP> • About 12° miles of Florida's Atlantic coast were under a tropical storm warning 1\ies" day as a new system formed just offshore and threatened to dump up to 15 inches of rain in parts of the stateThe tropical depres" sion could strengthen into Tropical Storm Ophelia by Wednesday which prompted the warning from north of Ju~ piter to Titusville* according to the National Hurricane CenterIt is expected to bring tropical storm conditions - with winds of at least39 mph - to the state by Wednesday morning"The primary concern is very heavy rains*" hurricane specialist Richard Pasch saidFive to 10 inches were expected over the next few days* with isolated areas possibly getting 15 inches- The rain was expected to hit areas affected by last year's Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne- Much of the region has recovered but some homes remain covered in tarps as owners await new roofsEmergency manage" ment officials in St- Lucie and Indian River counties said they were monitoring the storm for developments but were not tak" ing any protective action"Right now we're look" ing at this as a rain event" said Nathan McCollum- emergency management coordinator for Indian River County At 5 p-m- EDT> the storm had top sustained winds of about30 mph and was centered about17S miles southeast of Cape CanaveralThe storm wasn't moving- but was expected to start drifting north"northwest later Tuesday- Two other storms were out in the open ocean Tuesday as the busy hurricane season continued- Tropical Storm Nate was expected to strengthen south of Bermuda1 while Hur" ricane Maria weakened on its way to the colder waters of the north AtlanticNate- the 14th named storm of the season- was centered about27S miles south" southwest of Bermuda with top sustained winds near 60 mphForecasters at the National Hurricane Center said it could reach hurricane strength* with winds of at least74 mph' by WednesdayIt wasn't movingthough it was expected to even" tually turn to the northeast over the nextZA hours- fore" casters said- Winds of tropical storm strength stretched up to 70 miles from Nate's center "Perhaps by the end of the work week it could be posing a threat to Bermuda- but not the U-S-" hurricane special' ist Stacy Stewart saidMaria peaked late Monday as a Category3 h u r ricane with top wind speeds at 115 mph- By5 p-m- EDT> it was centered about575 miles easfnortheast of Bermuda with winds near 80 mph1 forecasters saidMaria- with hurricane" force winds extending25 miles from the center- was a threat only to shipping interests.as it moved north"northeast at about 7 mphi forecasters saidMaria is the fifth hur" ricane of the Atlantic hurricane season- The season began June 1 and ends Nov 30 - Peak storm activity typically occurs from the end of August through mid'September- Bush to request $40 billion for Katrina relief Why throw away money renting when you can own your own home? 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WASHINGTON (AP) President Bush intends to seek as much as $40 billion to cover the next phase of relief aad recovery operation^ from Hurricane Kat'rina, congressional officials said Tuesday as leading lawmakers and the White House pledged to investigate an initial federal response widely condemned as woefully inadequate. One week after the hurricane inflicted devastation of biblical proportions on the Gulf Coast, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said the total tab for the federal government may top $150 billion. ••-- Relief and recovery needs 'will be the "number one priority for the foreseeable future," pledged House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas as Congress convened after a fiveweek vacation. Republicans and Democrats alike heaped criticism on the Federal Emergency Management Administration, the government's front-line responder agency for national disasters. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi told Bush to his face at the White House that he should fire the agency's director, Michael Brown. "The president thanked me for;my suggestion," the California Democrat told reporters/afterward. Stung by earlier criticism, Bush invited congressional leaders to the White House for an afternoon meeting, their first since the hurricane hit the Gulf Coast and left much of New Orleans underwater. "Bureaucracy is not going to stand in the way of getting the job done for the people," the president earlier told reporters after meeting with his Cabinet to review storm recovery efforts. At the Capitol, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said she intended to hold an initial hearing of the Governmental Affairs Committee next week into the aftermath of the storm. "It will focus on the way ahead," she said. An investigation into the faults of the recovery effort will be deferred until "after the situation is stabilized and people are no longer in danger." The unprecedented scope of the destruction swiftly shot to the top of Congress' autumn to-do list. Majority Bill Frist, R-Tenn. put off planned;votes on elinri- . nation of the inheritance tax, a GOP priority, and Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said the need to address hurricane-related difficulties would further postpone action Bush's longdelayed call for overhauling Social Security. At the same time, Frist, like Bush, made clear Republicans want John Roberts confirmed as the nation's 17th chief justice in time to take his seat before the Oct. 3 opening of the Supreme Court's term. Hearings on Roberts' nomination open next Monday. Individual lawmakers floated suggestions to ease the burden caused by the storm and ensuing NewOrleans-area flood that left an unknown number of people dead, uncounted thousands of homes and businesses damaged or destroyed and drove hundreds of thousands of Americans from their homes. Many are poor and normally receive welfare. Others are sick and are now cut off from their health care and prescription medication. Still others are school-age and will suddenly find themselves enrolled in classrooms not built to accommodate them. Individual lawmakers outlined numerous suggestions to help, although it was not clear which of them might reach the floor of the House or Senate as legislation. Grassley said he favors loan relief for farmers whose grain harvest may not reach market on schedule because of difficulties at the New Orleans port. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Montana, called for relief from Medicaid costs for states that take in victims of the storm. DeLay said legislation would include help for students who have Pell grants, yet can't attend colleges and universities because of the storm. Sen. Ted Stevens, RAlaska, said he favors tax relief for airlines hardhit by a spike in fuel costs. The storm disrupted oil drilling and distribution along the Gulf Coast, and the Senate Energy Committee convened a hearing into the rising price of gasoline. and helicopters were diverted from their search missions Tuesday to fight fires, an emerging threat in a city that is still at least a day and a half away from restoring the first running water since the storm. A candle was blamed for starting one major blaze in the lower Garden District - a historic neighborhood of mostly wooden homes. The flames started in an abandoned brick building and spread to a neighboring apartment house. The blazes burned for hours before Chinook helicopters with water pouches were brought in to fight the blaze. New Orleans Police Superintendent Eddie Compass said lawlessness in the city "has subsided tremendously," and officers warned that those caught looting in an area where the governor has declared an emergency can get up to 15 years in prison. About 124 prisoners filled a downtown jail set up at the city's train and bus terminal. "We continue to get better day by day," Compass said. The signs of hope came against increasingly angry rhetoric over the federal response as too little too late. In Washington, congressional leaders planned hearings into the aftermath of the storm. "We need to rebuild the confidence of the American people ... in our government's ability to protect them from attack, whether it comes from nature or from terrorists," said Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn. "The government simply did not act quickly and effectively enough.' Jefferson Parish president Aaron Broussard was even more blunt. "Bureaucracy has murdered people in the greater New Orleans area," he said on CBS1 "Early Show." "Take whatever idiot they have at the top of whatever agency and give me a better idiot. Give me a caring idiot. Give me a sensitive idiot. Just don't give me the same idiot." Five of the 13 sub-basins in New Orleans were still seriously flooded, and barges and crews were getting into place to fix levee breaches at two other spots - the London Avenue canal and the Industrial canal. The London Avenue canal is in the northwestern section of the city, the Industrial canal in the east. The levees were deliberately breached in some spots to let the water flow back out into Lake Ponchartrain, where the water level had dropped below that inside the city. How long it takes to drain the city could depend on the condition of the pumps - especially whether they were submerged and damaged, the Corps said. Also, the water is full of debris, and while there are screens on the pumps, it may be necessary to stop and clean them from time to time. > N E W ORLEANS From page 2 Come and See Wlson Motor Company "We have a wide variety of cars under $12,000!" 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